The Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Rosário Palma Ramalho, announced that the extraordinary supplement for pensioners, with an estimated cost between 350 and 400 million euros, will not unbalance public accounts. The measure will be applied similarly to that of 2025, with differentiated support depending on the value of pensions.
According to the minister, the supplement will cover about 90% of pensioners, with a larger increase for pensions up to one IAS, an intermediate increase for pensions up to two IAS, and a smaller increase for pensions up to three IAS. Payment will be made in a single installment, processed with December pensions.
Rosário Palma Ramalho clarified that these supplements are not funded by Social Security, but rather by the general state budget. The minister defended that the Government was responsible in waiting until now to implement the measure, justifying the delay with the less favorable budgetary situation this year, influenced by the war in Europe and the costs of storm Kristin.
The minister rejected that this is a measure of political tactics, stating that it is aligned with the Executive's motto of increasing incomes through IRS relief and protecting the most vulnerable situations.
