Through an article published on Facebook by the pages "Pristina City","Arbëria Newspaper"and "T9 newspaper"It is claimed that Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has given new news regarding the increase in pensions.
What's wrong with this title?
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that the content does not prove that any new decision has been made to increase pensions, but refers to the Prime Minister's statements and commitments regarding government policies.
FACTS
Hibrid.info has researched the announcements and official documents of Kosovo institutions regarding changes to pension schemes.
In the address published on the official website of the Prime Minister's Office, Kurti mentioned the 13th salary for public sector employees and the gradual increase in child allowances. However, in this statement, he did not announce any new decision on increasing pensions (see here).
Also, on October 1, 2026, the Budget Committee of the Assembly of Kosovo reviewed the Draft Law on Amending and Supplementing the Law on Budget Allocations for 2026.
According to the official announcement of the Kosovo Assembly, the Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, announced that the Pension Department's program envisaged an increase of 20 million euros to cover the cost of basic pensions (see here).
This amount was intended to cover the expenses of the pension scheme and did not constitute a decision to increase the amount that each pensioner benefits.
What decision was made to increase pensions?
The decision to increase basic pensions was made on October 31, 2025.
According to the official announcement of the Government of Kosovo, basic social pensions increased from 120 to 150 euros, starting from November 2025 (see here).
The same increase was applied to several other categories, including disability pensions, family pensions, and work disability pensions.
So, this was an increase approved in 2025 and not a new decision made in November 2026.
Analyze
The headline "Kurti gives the big news regarding the pension increase" creates the impression that the prime minister has announced a new decision to increase pensions.
However, Kurti's statement on the 2027 budget does not contain any announcement about increasing pensions. While the allocation of an additional 20 million euros in the pension budget was related to covering the cost of the pension scheme, not to increasing the amount of individual pensions.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this content as "Clickbait".
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