# #Retirement in the news

21 October 2026 at 19:18

> Social Security official marks 30-year career · Spain proposes new progressive retirement scale · Spain's pension sustainability to drop by 2050

[Social Security official marks 30-year career](<https://spainnews.co.uk/article/social-security-official-marks-30-year-career-93858abc>)
*21 October 2026 at 19:18* - Alfonso Muñoz highlights the scale of Spain's pension system as annual spending reaches 200,000 million euros ahead of the elections.

[Spain proposes new progressive retirement scale](<https://spainnews.co.uk/article/spain-proposes-new-progressive-retirement-scale-a9808e9c>)
*25 September 2026 at 16:07* - Social Security official Alfonso Muñoz suggests allowing earlier retirement based on additional contributions without financial penalties.

[Spain's pension sustainability to drop by 2050](<https://spainnews.co.uk/article/spain-s-pension-sustainability-to-drop-by-2050-c9e6c91a>)
*22 September 2026 at 08:23* - A new Fedea indicator predicts Spain's pension benefit-to-contribution ratio will fall significantly as the baby-boom generation retires.