Overview

• Labour undersecretary Claudio Durigon says Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti is open to inserting a freeze on the automatic three‑month age increase into the 2026 Budget.
• INPS estimates the freeze would cost about €1 billion per year, and technical teams are weighing one‑to‑two‑month mini‑windows between eligibility and first payment to temper the bill.
• The government is evaluating use of TFR held at INPS for large firms as a life annuity to strengthen future checks and help workers reach the 64‑years‑with‑25‑years route, with extension to mixed careers under review.
• Decisions on expiring early‑exit channels remain pending, with signals that Quota 103 may lapse as Opzione Donna is reinforced and Ape sociale is still to be defined.
• INPS reports a solid system with 27 million active workers and record new contributors in 2024, while projecting pension spending peaking near 17.3% of GDP in the 2030s and promoting the ‘bonus Giorgetti’ to keep eligible staff in work.