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What is the pivot index?

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The pivot index is a threshold of the smoothed health index: when it is exceeded, social benefits and public sector salaries rise by 2%, and a new threshold is set 2% higher. In 2026: 100.28 (pivot index exceeded in June 2026 (base 2025 = 100)). In Dutch: spilindex.

Definition of the pivot index

It does not directly affect most private sector wages, which follow the mechanism of their joint committee: JC 200, for example, indexes once a year, in January.

For social benefits, the minimum income and public sector salaries, exceeding the pivot index triggers a rise of 2%, applied a few months later.

The key figure in 2026

100.28Pivot index exceeded in June 2026 (base 2025 = 100)
102.29Next pivot index, expected to be exceeded in November 2026 according to the Federal Planning Bureau (6 October 2026) (forecast)

Source: Prévisions du Bureau du Plan : indice pivot 100,28 dépassé en juin 2026, puis 102,29 et 104,34 (base 2025), Forum for the Future (secondary source). Value in force on 1 October 2026.

Worked example

The smoothed health index exceeded 100.28 in June 2026. The next pivot is set 2% higher: 100.28 × 1.02 = 102.2856, or 102.29 once rounded. A benefit of €1,000 rises to €1,020 once the pivot is exceeded.

In Dutch: spilindex

In Dutch-language communications from your sector or social secretariat, the pivot index is called ‘spilindex’; in French-language ones, ‘indice pivot’. On Indexo’s English pages: pivot index.

Dutch term taken from: Securex (secondary source).

Not to be confused with…

  • Health index: the consumer price index without alcohol, tobacco and motor fuels: it is the one used to index wages, benefits and rents.
  • Wage indexation: the automatic adjustment of wages and benefits to rising prices, measured by the health index.

Calculate it for your situation

The January 2027 indexation and your sector’s, in net terms, and your purchasing power.

Salary indexation

Related terms

Sources

Parameters in force on 1 October 2026. Each parameter links to its source, the official one where it exists; a secondary source is flagged as such.