Spanish court backs retired man over €20,000 mistaken benefit as France’s Agirc‑Arrco announces large pension regular‑s

A court in Valencia ruled that a modest‑income Spanish retiree who had received €20,621 in unemployment benefits by mistake between 2019 and 2023 does not have to repay the sum, citing his good‑faith claim and the administration’s error.

In France, the Agirc‑Arrco supplementary pension fund has been making sizable back‑payments to retirees after identifying calculation errors. Some beneficiaries have received several thousand euros in one‑off transfers to correct under‑paid pension points accumulated during their careers.