Every year, retirees eagerly await the announcement of pension increases. The increase has already been confirmed for 2025, but the period until 2026 remains uncertain. Should we fear a “white year,” as former Prime Minister François Bayrou predicted before his government fell?
Since his appointment in September 2025, the new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has been trying to get the strained budget back under control. He has already reversed several unpopular measures but remains cautious on the pension issue. Seniors are therefore wondering: Will their pensions actually be increased in 2026, or is there a risk they will be frozen?
November 2025: Revaluation of the Agirc-Arrco supplementary pension
Starting November 1, 2025, nearly 14 million private-sector pensioners will see an increase in their Agirc-Arrco supplementary pension.
The increase follows the inflation excluding tobacco published by INSEE, but with a discount of 0.4 percentage points to maintain the system’s financial balance. With estimated inflation of around 1%, the increase is expected to be between 0.6% and 0.8%.
Specifically, this means that a supplementary pension of €1,300 per month will be increased by approximately €8 to €10, or €95 to €125 per year. The first increase will take effect on November 3, 2025. This increase will be in addition to the increase already in effect for the basic pension in January 2025 (+2.2%).
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