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Agirc-Arrco pension increase expected from 1 November after 2025 freeze
Agirc-Arrco provides supplementary pensions for workers in France’s private sector, and about 14 million retirees receive them.
Their pensions were not increased in 2025 after negotiations failed.
Trade unions and employers are due to meet on 14 October 2026 to decide the next increase.
The rise is expected to take effect on 1 November, but its exact rate has not yet been agreed.
Estimates range from 1.2% to 1.9%, with different forecasts pointing to about 1.5% or 1.6%.
The increase cannot exceed wage growth under the rule described by negotiators.
A deal would end the freeze and determine how much retirees’ supplementary payments go up.
About 14 million private-sector retirees are expected to receive an Agirc-Arrco supplementary pension increase from 1 November 2026.
The increase follows a freeze in 2025 and remains subject to negotiations between unions and employers.
The sources put the possible increase between 1.2% and 1.9%, with different estimates of the likely outcome.
Negotiators are due to meet on 14 October to decide the rate.
The articles say the increase must not exceed wage growth to protect the scheme’s financial balance.
- Who
- About 14 million Agirc-Arrco pensioners in the private sector are affected.
- What
- Their supplementary pensions are expected to rise after being frozen in 2025. The rate has not yet been decided.
- When
- The increase is expected from 1 November 2026. Negotiators are due to meet on 14 October.
- Where
- France.
- Why
- The increase is expected after negotiations between unions and employers, with the rate constrained by wage growth and the scheme’s financial balance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Agirc-Arrco supplementary pensions were frozen after negotiations failed.
Unions and employers are scheduled to meet and decide the pension increase.
The increase is expected to take effect.
- Affected pensioners
- About 14 million
- Possible increase
- 1.2% to 1.9%
- Expected effective date
- 1 November 2026
- Negotiation date
- 14 October 2026
- 2025 outcome
- Pensions were frozen
What people are saying
We have the financial means to increase pensions, because we are the only pension body that is not in debt.
There should therefore be no deadlock.
Sources
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