The Government provides EUR 734.3 million for the Single Social Benefits in 2027, an increase of 10.1% compared to 2026, with the aim of centralising 13 social support.
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08/10/2026
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O Government expects more than EUR 730 million in the State Budget for the Single Social Benefit 2027, which brings together 13 social support, an increase of 10.1% compared to the 2026 implementation forecast.
According to today’s document delivered to the Assembly of the Republic, the Single Social Benefits (SSP) “was budgeted at EUR 734.3 million in 2027 plus 10.1% over the implementation forecast in 2026, with the 13 non-contributory social benefits that will be replaced by the PSU”.
“ This increase is mainly justified by the setting of the reference value at 50% of the indexing of social support and the incentive component for work”, reads in the document.
According to the OE2027, €4.656 million is planned to promote the employability of the beneficiaries of the PSU, €3.297 million to strengthen social support, “making them more integrated and inclusive”, and €2.251 million to combat poverty and social exclusion.
In the document, the government explains that the aim of the PSU is to “centralize and simplify social support” by joining in a single benefit 13 benefits, including “the old age social pension, the integration social income, the social unemployment allowance and various social protection subsidies in parenthood”.
“ The creation of the PSU has integrated 13 social benefits of the solidarity subsystem into a single provision, with a view to strengthening the valorisation of work and economic autonomy, through a mechanism that gradually reduces the provision as the income from work increases, avoiding abrupt losses of social support”, he argues.
According to the government, “the measure promotes the activation of beneficiaries, encouraging the return to work” and the new model will be implemented in 2027.
The Government today handed over to the Assembly of the Republic the proposal for a State Budget for 2027, before the deadline laid down by law.
The budget proposal foresees an economic growth of 2.3% this year and 2.1% in 2027 and balanced accounts this year and a surplus of 0.1% in 2027.
The proposal will be discussed and voted on in general between 27 and 28 October. The overall final vote is scheduled for November 24, after the discussion process in the specialty.