Of Chrysostom Tsioufi

Hearing that the personal difference is finally incorporated into pension in 2 doses (50% in 2026 and 50% in 2027) many pensioners – with great personal differences – were disappointed as they thought that for another year, fourth from 2023, they would be excluded from increases. But things are not so.

According to SKA’s secure information, all pensioners with personal difference – and 671,000 – will receive increases from New Year. In fact, 2026 will be the first year in which all pensioners, about 2.6 million, will increase.

The magnitude of the personal difference will determine the amount of the increase, but in no way retired will get a less increase than 50% of that resulting from the special algorithm at the end of the year (half of the growth rate and inflation).

According to SKAI’s information what the Prime Minister said yesterday from the step of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition, they translate as follows according to the design of the measure:

– Those who did not have an increase of 100%
They reset in 2025 the
personal difference

– Those who have little personal 50% to 99.9%
difference that in the whole of
does not exceed 50% of growth
to be given in 2026

– All the rest with large 50%
personal difference that surpasses
50% of the growth to be given
in 2026

From New Year’s Eve 2027, all pensioners in the country will receive 100% of the increase by annihilating their personal difference.

For example, even a pensioner of € 1,200 with a personal difference of 200 €.

Suppose it results from the algorithm an increase of 2.5%, that is, for that particular 30 €

With the old – before the announcements of the Prime Minister’s regime – it would be the following:
The pension of the said would remain at € 1,200
The personal difference would be reduced to 200 € -30 € = 170 €

But what will eventually happen is that:

– Pension will rise to 1215 (50% after having a great personal difference)
– personal difference drops to half 100 €, half
– That is, a benefit of 15 € x 12 months = 180 €

According to our information, the budgetary costs resulting from the arrangement is:
75m € for 2026
+135m € for 2027
+113mm for 2028
+ 106cm € for 2029

In addition, retirees will also benefit from reductions in income tax rates.