Morocco plans to increase widows' pensions and minimum retirement benefits

The Moroccan government plans to pass two new bills to increase social welfare payments starting in January 2027.

Minister Lekjaa told the House of Representatives’ Finance and Economic Development Committee that the bills are in the final stages of preparation. The government intends to move the legislation through Parliament before the end of December 2026. The first bill aims to double the survivor benefits for widows from 50% to 100% of the pension their deceased spouses would have received.

This change targets 431,334 people and will cost the state an estimated 7.33 billion dirhams every year. The second bill will raise the minimum monthly retirement pension to 1,700 dirhams in 2027. This first phase covers 557,472 retirees at an annual cost of roughly 3.3 billion dirhams. The state expects to pay for most of these costs. The minimum pension will then rise gradually to 2,000 dirhams in 2028, 2,500 dirhams in 2029, and 3,000 dirhams in 2030.