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What it is

Raising pensions by 2.7% in 2026

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 28 January 2026. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Junts per Catalunya.

Official title: Private member's bill to guarantee the purchasing power of public pensions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000252· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would set the maximum amount of public pensions started in 2026 at €3,359.60 per month (€47,034.40 per year), until the 2026 General State Budget is approved.
  2. It would raise contributive Social Security pensions and Clases Pasivas Pension scheme for former civil servants, separate from Social Security. pensions by 2.7% from their amount as of December 31, 2025. It would also update other benefits, such as non-contributory pensions (€8,803.20 per year) and SOVI Obligatory Old Age and Disability Insurance (Seguro Obligatorio de Vejez e Invalidez), an old, now-defunct pension system. pensions.
  3. It would set the gender gap reduction supplement for contributive pensions at €36.90 per month for 2026.
  4. It would set the minimum amounts of contributive Social Security and Clases Pasivas pensions for 2026, depending on the type of pension, in Annexes I and II.
  5. It proposes adjusting pensions upward based on the cost of living in each autonomous community, so that purchasing power is the same across the country. The Government would set the specific amounts before May 30, 2026.
  6. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado), but Articles 1 and 2 would apply retroactively from January 1, 2026.

Who it affects

  • People receiving Social Security or Clases Pasivas pensions.: A 2.7% increase plus new limits and minimums in 2026.
  • Recipients of the gender gap reduction supplement.: They would receive €36.90 per month in 2026.
  • Families with dependent children receiving non-contributory benefits or the birth or adoption benefit.: The amounts and income limits to receive them are updated.
  • Pensioners in autonomous communities with a higher cost of living, such as Catalonia.: The bill proposes an upward adjustment based on each region's cost of living.

Words worth knowing

Revalorización
Annual increase of pensions to offset rising prices.
Pensión contributiva
Pension received for having previously paid into Social Security through payroll contributions.
Pensión no contributiva
Pension for people with insufficient income, even if they have not paid in enough.
Clases Pasivas
Pension scheme for former civil servants, separate from Social Security.
SOVI
Obligatory Old Age and Disability Insurance (Seguro Obligatorio de Vejez e Invalidez), an old, now-defunct pension system.

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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 withdrawn.

  1. Introduced28 January 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted10 February 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Jan 2026Feb 202611. 28 January 2026: Presentación22. 10 February 2026: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 10/02/2026 hasta 13/02/202633. 10 February 2026: Calificación44. 13 February 2026: Gobierno Contestación desde 13/02/2026 hasta 17/03/202655. 17 March 2026: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 17/03/2026 hasta 20/03/2026

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?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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.

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