Let’s tell you what it is the new retirement age in 2026since the minimum age has once again increased by 2 months compared to last year. Thus, if you are already close in age and want to know exactly from what years and months you can retire, you will have this information.
We are also going to tell you how to know when you can retireusing a tool that will take into account your work history to calculate it for you. This way, if you are going to apply for retirement, you will be able to know when you can retire and how much you will earn with this contributory pension.
Minimum retirement age in 2026
The minimum retirement age in 2026 becomes 66 years and ten months. This represents an increase of two months compared to the retirement age we had in 2025, which in turn was 2 months higher than the previous year.
This new change has begun to be applied starting January 1. And as for the change itself, this is because the retirement age is going to increase little by little over the next few years. You can review this update and how it will continue to change in our article with the retirement table.
How to know when it’s time to retire
To find out when it is your turn to retire, you can use the retirement simulator on the new Social Security website, whose address is benefits.seg-social.es. Once you enter the website, Click on the section Retirement You will see where they ask what they can help you with.
You will go to a page with all the procedures related to retirement. here, now press the button Access of the Retirement simulatorwhich will see you in a different colored window.
This will take you to the retirement pension simulator page, where you will find several options. In it, simply press the button Simulate which will appear in blue.
This will take you to the page where you will have to identify with some of the alternatives that the system offers you. You will be able to use the Permanent Cl@ve or Cl@ve Pin, an SMS or via DNIe or digital certificate. Click on the option you want and complete the identification steps.
Finally you will enter the simulator, where you will be able to edit and confirm your personal situations. When you do, you will be able to see your retirement pension simulation, where The exact date on which you can retire will be indicatedand the amounts you will receive when you finally do it.
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