From 1is January, the legal retirement age increases from 65 to 66 years. But this is not the only modification imposed on the pension system.
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Journalist at the Economy department
By Pascal LorentPublished on 11/11/2024 at 08:11
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At the twelfth stroke of midnight, this December 31, the Belgian pension system will enter a new era, with several major changes effective from January. Modifications sometimes decided a long time ago and which will produce their effects during the coming year. Here is the list, in four points.
1
Retirement at 66
This is the small revolution of the coming year: the legal retirement age will increase from 65 to 66 in 2025. As a reminder, the measure was decided under the federal government of the “Swedish” majority led by Charles Michel (MR).
In other words, all workers born from 1is January 1960 will have to work an additional year before receiving their exit ticket.
Those who will have reached the age of 65 before the last minute of New Year’s Eve will remain in the old regime, whether or not they retire.
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