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Pension question, Belgium

When should I apply for my Belgian pension?

A Belgian pension application can only be filed inside a fixed window: no earlier than 12 months before, and no later than the month before, the date the pension is to start. Statutory age is 65 if born before 1960, 66 for 1960 to 1963, 67 from 1964.

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What to do next

  1. Work out your Belgian statutory pension age from your year of birth.
  2. Mark the twelve months before your chosen start date in your diary.
  3. Run our free check to see which other countries set a clock on your pension.

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Questions people also ask

Does the pension start by itself if I live abroad?

Fail the residence limb and nothing begins.

  • Source: sfpd.fgov.be, mypension.be, mybelgianid.be, read 3 October 2026

Do you give advice on what to do?

No. We identify where a pension is likely held and the official route to it, and we name each source with the date we read it. We do not give financial, tax or legal advice.