What it is
Bill proposes raising Spanish pensions in 2025
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 22 January 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill for the revaluation of pensions in 2025.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000151· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would raise all contributory Social Security pensions and State civil service pensions by 2.8% in 2025, based on the amounts paid on December 31, 2024.
- Non-contributory disability and retirement pensions would be set at €7,905.80 per year, and SOVI Former mandatory old-age and disability insurance, replaced by the current pension system. pensions at €7,840.00 per year, or €7,610.40 if paid together with a widow's pension.
- The gender gap reduction supplement would rise to €35.90 per month, and benefits for children with disabilities would be set at €5,805.60 per year, or €8,707.20 if the disability is 75% or higher.
- The sponsors justify the bill because the Government has not submitted a budget bill and included the pension increase in an emergency decree they consider unlikely to be approved.
Who it affects
- Recipients of contributory Social Security and civil service pensions: Would receive a 2.8% increase in 2025.
- People with non-contributory or SOVI pensions: Would have annual amounts set by the bill.
- Pensioners receiving the gender gap supplement: Would get €35.90 per month in 2025.
- Families with children with disabilities: Non-contributory benefits would have new annual amounts.
Words worth knowing
- Revalorización
- Pension increase meant to keep pensions' purchasing power when prices rise.
- Pensión contributiva
- Pension paid to those who contributed to Social Security while working.
- Pensión no contributiva
- Pension for people with low income who have not contributed enough.
- SOVI
- Former mandatory old-age and disability insurance, replaced by the current pension system.
- Real decreto-ley
- Emergency decree with the force of law that the Government can pass without full parliamentary procedure first.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced22 January 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted29 January 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 7 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000151
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 13 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.