Are retirees affiliated with Agirc-Arrco at risk of seeing the payment of their pensions suspended if they do not complete a declaration of resources? This is what information circulating on social networks suggests.
In France, 14 million retirees benefit from supplementary benefits for employees in agriculture, commerce, industry and services, known as Agirc-Arrco. But in January 2025, paying the supplement seems more complex than before.
In fact, for several months, information shared on social networks indicates the obligation for retirees to complete a declaration of resources form. An essential formality to benefit from the payment of retirement pension.
“This document allows the funds to verify that the retiree does not exceed the income ceilings imposed to benefit from certain specific allowances or bonuses linked to supplementary retirement”, could we read in particular in a Facebook post shared last December.
But then should we fill out this famous document or not and what about those who exceed the income ceiling? Well all of this is just infox (fake news, if you prefer). As specified by Agirc-Arrco in a press release published on its websiteit is “false information.” To reassure the 14 million affiliated retirees, the pension fund also adds that the “maintaining your retirement or your Agirc-Arrco survivor’s pension is not linked to compliance with a means test.”
So, if you thought you had to fill out any document, Agirc-Arrco never asked for it. Furthermore, if you discover a drop in your net retirement pension amount, it will not be linked to a potential tax return. The reduction in your pension is rather “due to an increase in your withholding (tax) rate”recalls the organization.
If this is the case, the best thing is to go to the website impots.gouv.fr or contact your tax center to find out your new tax rate. Finally, it is strongly recommended to be well informed on such subjects and to obtain information from the official sites of the organizations and to be vigilant in the face of fake news shared on the internet and social networks.