Pension increases: the 2025-2026 timetable you need to know

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2026: still an uncertain year
. Several scenarios are circulating for 2026. Under the Bayrou government, a “blank year” was considered: no increase in basic pensions in order to save several billion euros.
Since the political transition, this idea has not been confirmed but remains a topic of discussion. If the current rule of indexing to inflation is maintained, a modest increase of approximately 1.2% could be applied in January 2026, with an effect on the February payment. The final decisions will be known in the fall of 2026, at the time of the vote on the budget and the Social Security financing law.
Concrete example of impact:
Let’s take a retiree receiving a basic pension of €1,000 and a supplementary pension of €600, totaling €1,600 per month.
January 2025: +2.2% on the basic pension = approximately +€22 per month, or €264 per year.
November 2025: +0.6% to +0.8% on the supplementary pension = +€3.60 to +€4.80 per month, or €43 to €58 per year.
In 2025, this retiree will therefore gain approximately €310 to €320 more.
In 2026, a +1.2% increase on the basic pension would represent approximately +€12 per month, or €144 per year. But if the “blank year” were to return, this increase would disappear.