INPS, over 4.5 million pensioners with benefits of less than 1000 euros

In Italy there are over 4.5 million pensioners who in 2025 had a pension income of less than 1,000 euros per month, over a quarter of the total (27.5%). They receive 8.6% of the total expenditure. It emerges from the INPS Observatory on Pension Benefits and Beneficiaries according to which there are 2.8 million pensioners who receive checks of less than 1,000 euros per month.

Between 1,000 and 1,500 euros per month there are 2,871,778 pensioners, equal to 17.5% of the total, therefore 45% of pensioners have payments of less than 1,500 euros per month.

Pensioners who have at least 5 thousand euros a month are 477,654, 2.9% of the total and receive 10.7% of the total expenditure.