Spain’s 2026 Social Shield: Pensions, Aid, and Economic Stability

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This episode breaks down Spain’s new 2026 measures aimed at strengthening social protection and economic stability. We cover inflation-linked pension increases—especially for minimum pensions and the Minimum Vital Income—the extension of the “social shield” to prevent utility cutoffs and evictions, and the decision to keep current self-employed contributions. We also look at continued public transport subsidies, green tax incentives, disaster recovery support, and reforms to early retirement and healthcare workforce retention.