{
  "id": 17009669,
  "title": "More and more pensions, but not widow's pensions: why these benefits are not advancing at the same rate as retirement pensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/cada-vez-mas-pensiones-pero-no-de-viudedad-por-que-estas-prestaciones",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-10-29/cada-vez-mas-pensiones-pero-no-de-viudedad-por-que-estas-prestaciones-no-avanzan-al-ritmo-de-las-jubilaciones.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The widow's pension in Spain is the only major benefit in the system that has lost recipients, decreasing by 0.2% in the last year. This contrasts with a 2.4% increase in retirement pensions and 1.8% in permanent disability pensions. The Government recently approved a reform that could increase the number of recipients, extending the right to couples with children who did not formalize their relationship. The Ministry of Social Security reports that there are currently an unspecified number of widow's pensions, which have remained stagnant and even decreased over the past decade, unlike retirement pensions which have increased by one million.",
  "summary": "The Government approved an extension of beneficiaries last week by extending these benefits to couples who do not formalize their relationship and have children in common.",
  "key_points": [
    "Pensiones de viudedad disminuyen 0,2% en un año",
    "Pensiones de jubilación aumentan 2,4%",
    "Reforma podría expandir beneficiarios de viudedad"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The shrinking number of widowhood benefits despite rising retirement pensions reflects a demographic shift where narrowing life expectancy gaps between genders reduces the overall duration of these specific social protections.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}