Prime Minister Edi Rama announced today that starting in January 2026, pensions will increase every month, beyond the usual annual indexation. Through a video message on social media, Rama declared that this governing mandate will be the “mandate of annual pension increases,” aiming for the full pension to reach 400,000 old lek by the end of the mandate.
"Last night we submitted to the Assembly the draft budget for 2026. I am happy to tell pensioners that, as we pledged in the elections, this will be the mandate for the annual increase in pensions. We are now a country with a stable economy and we can maintain this commitment," said Rama.
According to him, in addition to the year-end bonus that will be distributed in December, a permanent monthly increase in pensions will begin next January. At the end of the mandate, according to the government's plan, the average urban pension is expected to reach 40 thousand new lek from 27,350 which is currently; partial urban pension to 22 thousand lek from 15,800; rural pension with full years to 18 thousand lek from 11,500; family pension to 18 thousand from 11,400; while the disability pension to 30 thousand lek from 20 thousand which is today.
"From January 2026, pensions will increase every month, beyond the annual indexation which will be a separate policy," Rama concluded.
