INE's Labour Force Survey found 281,300 people aged 65 or over in work in the second quarter, up 16.8 percent in a year, and Social Security counted almost 129,000 still paying in. What the data show, and the rules for working past pension age.
The CGA says a system fault overvalued retirement pensions awarded from May to August by counting years beyond a 40-year career. Pensioners have ten days to contest, and it is not yet clear whether the extra money must be paid back.
The special supplement and complement for veterans arrive automatically with the October pension. The 2026 budget raised both, phased over two years: what each band gets now, what follows in 2027 and how to apply if nothing arrives.
The reference value of the Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly goes up 50 euros in the 2027 budget. What it means for a low-income pensioner, and why the government's 870 euro target for 2029 now needs bigger steps.
The Council of Ministers approved cuts of 0.3 to 0.5 points across the first six brackets on Thursday, plus a pension supplement, a fuel-sector package and a national rail pass. The IRS piece went through as a bill, which means the Assembleia da República has to pass it first.
Montenegro used the Chega censure debate to announce an IRS reduction worth 400 million euros, felt through lower withholding in November, and a pension bonus of about the same value paid with the December pension.
The government puts eight months of anti-fraud savings at 76.5 million euros, found by matching databases across Portuguese public bodies and European countries. Overseas pensioners have until 15 September to file proof of life.
