Spain's Social Security Pension Spending Hits Record €14.432 billion in July

Spain pension spending record €14.432bn July 2026 Social Security average pension

In July 2026 Spain’s Social Security paid a record €14.4319 billion in contributory pensions, a rise of 6.2 % compared with the same month a year earlier. The month saw 10,517,634 pension payments to more than 9.5 million beneficiaries.

Retirement pensions made up 73.4 % of the total bill, amounting to €10,589.3 million, while widow’s, disability, orphan and family‑member benefits received €2,287.7 million, €1,330.6 million, €185.7 million and €38.7 million respectively. The average pension across all schemes was €1,372.2, 4.6 % higher than July 2025, and the average retirement pension was €1,573.7, up 4.5 %.

More than 1.6 million pensions included the gender‑gap supplement, whose average monthly amount was €76.8 and whose recipients were 71 % women. Up to July, 184,196 new retirement pension claims were registered; 11.9 % of these were delayed voluntary retirements, raising the average age of retirement entry to 65.4 years.

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Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social · Ministry of Inclusion, Security Social and Migration · Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (Spain) · Spain · Spanish Government · Spanish Social Security · Spanish pensioners

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[● 4 SOURCES] Pension expenditure in July 2026 reached €14.4319 billion, up 6.2 % year‑over‑year. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu
[● 4 SOURCES] 10,517,634 pensions were paid to more than 9.5 million people in July 2026. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu
[● 4 SOURCES] Retirement pensions accounted for 73.4 % of the total pension bill, amounting to €10,589.3 million. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu
[● 4 SOURCES] More than 1.6 million pensions received a gender‑gap supplement; the average supplement was €76.8, and 71 % of recipients were women. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu
[● 4 SOURCES] The average pension across all schemes was €1,372.2 in July 2026, 4.6 % higher than a year earlier. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu
[DISPUTED] Up to July 2026, 184,196 new retirement pension claims were registered; 11.9 % were delayed voluntary retirements, raising the average retirement age to 65.4 years. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu
[DISPUTED] The average retirement pension was €1,573.7, a 4.5 % increase over July 2025. diariofinanciero.com · cronicaeconomica.com · www.pensionpolicyinternational.com · thecorner.eu