Figures as of September 2026 (STATEC); this page is rebuilt at every monthly release.
No: indexation preserves purchasing power, it does not increase it. Between two tranches, prices rise while wages stay flat; the +2.5% tranche merely catches up with that erosion, in one step.
Since the tranche applied in June 2026, prices have already regained 1.3%: that is purchasing power lost while waiting for the next tranche. A real pay rise is whatever comes on top of the index.