Balearic pensions €90.57 below Spain’s: top-up urged

Pensions in the Balearic Islands average €1,285.57 a month, €90.57 below the Spanish average: a political coalition wants to top up the lowest payments. Ara Més-Front Ampli’s lead candidate, Carme Gomila, set out the proposal on 10 November. She says retirement income must reflect the islands’ high housing and living costs.

Pension poverty and the cost of living

The coalition says 37.5% of pensions paid in the Balearics in 2025 fell below the poverty threshold. Almost half of those were below the extreme poverty threshold.

Its proposed top-up would help provide a minimum retirement income suited to living costs on the islands. Gomila also wants to work towards a Balearic minimum pension linked to a minimum wage set for the islands. The top-up remains a proposal.

Younger workers and women

Gomila rejected the idea that younger people’s interests conflict with those of pensioners. She pointed instead to low wages, expensive rents and insecure work that make it harder for young people to live independently.

She also highlighted lower pensions among women, linking them to lower pay, part-time jobs and breaks from paid work to care for others. The coalition backs measures to make up for those disadvantages. It says pensions should remain part of the public system, rather than depend on how much each person can save.

Topics: Social affairs · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com