The has approved a decree law to enhance social benefits for workers and families, as recorded in the . Key reforms include granting widow's pensions to unmarried couples with children without requiring marriage, provided they prove two years of cohabitation. must validate the law within one month.
The decree extends CUME benefits for parents of children over 26 with severe disabilities and doubles orphanhood benefits for children of gender violence victims to over 34,000 euros. New temporary disability benefits are established for incapacitating menopause symptoms and gender violence injuries, payable from day one without a qualifying period.
Further measures include increasing child support advances to 300 euros monthly until age 18 and equating terrorism victim compensation regardless of criminal sentencing. Catastrophic events will now be treated as work accidents for benefit purposes, while sea workers receive extended childcare subsidies. Most financial changes commence by late 2026.