Overview
- Hans Vijlbrief said the cabinet underestimated the emotion around breaching the 2019 pension accord and offered a temporary pause.
- He stated no immediate legislation will be drafted on the state pension age while the Sociaal-Economische Raad prepares advice.
- The coalition proposes shifting from an eight‑month to a twelve‑month annual adjustment by directly coupling AOW to life expectancy.
- Unions FNV, CNV and VCP have halted consultations and are preparing actions, and Lodewijk Asscher calls the plan fundamentally unjust and a break with the 2019 deal.
- Vijlbrief warned that dropping the faster rise would require finding alternative savings, with reports citing roughly €2.5 billion a year from 2033 at stake.