This is how the table of maximum, average and minimum pensions would look.
Once again, Spanish pensioners are preparing for the starting point of the revaluation of their pensions. The key data will be November inflation, which will be published in mid-December and will be used to calculate the increase in benefits. taking as reference the average inflation between December 2024 and November 2025.
Although the final figure is still missing, the September data already offer a clue: everything indicates that annual inflation will be around 2.6%, which would mark the increase expected for 2026. Specifically, contributory benefits are expected to increase by 2.6%, while maximum pensions will register a slightly higher increase, above 2.7%, thanks to the additional mechanism provided for in the latest reform of the system.
For their part, minimum pensions, non-contributory pensions and those for widows with family responsibilities will once again experience an increase greater than the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The objective is that, by 2027, these benefits approach the poverty thresholds established by European Union regulations.
Estimated pension table for 2026
Below are the estimated gross monthly amounts for 2026 according to the type of benefit, based on data from the Social security and revaluation projections.
It is important to keep in mind that starting in 2026, the Spanish pension system will face a new stage marked by structural changes. First of all, a dual calculation system, which will allow future retirees to automatically choose the most favorable formula to determine its regulatory basis.
Furthermore, lThe ordinary retirement age will be 66 years and 10 months for those who do not reach 38 years and 3 months of contributions.remaining at 65 years for those who do meet that requirement. These reforms will also imply a greater budgetary effort, since the increase in benefits will mean an additional expense of more than 6,000 million euros.
At the same time, the revaluation of minimum pensionswith the aim of bringing them closer to European standards by 2027 and contributing to reducing poverty among older people.
