New policy for officials of the lowest retirement age to quit immediately due to rearrangement

Officials who reach the lowest retirement age according to regulations and immediately resign due to organizational restructuring and implementation of 2-level local government will receive 2 pension regimes and a one-time allowance.

The Government has just issued Resolution No. 07/2025/NQ-CP, providing the latest regulations on policies and regimes for subjects affected by the implementation of organizational restructuring of administrative apparatus and units at all levels. (Photo: Vietnam+)

The Government has just issued Resolution No. 07/2025/NQ-CP stipulating policies and regimes for subjects affected by the implementation of organizational restructuring of administrative apparatus and units at all levels according to Conclusion No. 183-KL/TW dated August 1, 2025 of the Politburo and Secretariat.

One of the new regulations in Resolution No. 07/2025/NQ-CP is the policy for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and armed forces who have reached the lowest retirement age specified in Appendix II issued with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP and immediately quit their jobs due to being directly affected by the reorganization of the apparatus and implementation of the 2-level local government organization model.

The subjects of application of the applicable policy include 2 groups. Group 1 is cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers specified in Article 2 of Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP dated December 31, 2024 (amended and supplemented by Decree No. 67/2025/ND-CP dated March 15, 2025) of the Government on policies and regimes for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and armed forces in the implementation of organizational arrangement of the political system, with a total period of compulsory social insurance payment of 15 years or more when working in a heavy, toxic, dangerous or especially heavy, toxic, dangerous job or job on the list issued by the Government agency performing the function of state management of labor or working in areas with particularly difficult socio -economic conditions, including working time in places with regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or more before the date of implementation. January 1, 2021 and has reached the lowest retirement age as prescribed in Appendix II issued with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP, immediately quit work due to being directly affected by the arrangement of the apparatus organization and implementation of the 2-level local government organization model.

The second group of subjects is in the armed forces (except for subjects subject to retirement age as prescribed in the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army, the Law on Professional Soldiers, Workers and Civil Servants of National Defense, the Law on People's Public Security and guiding documents) prescribed in Article 2 of Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 67/2025/ND-CP), with a total period of compulsory social insurance payment of 15 years or more when working in a heavy, toxic, dangerous or especially heavy, toxic, dangerous job or occupation on the list issued by the Government agency performing the function of state management of labor or working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, including working time in places with regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021 and having reached retirement age as prescribed in Appendix II issued with Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 67/2025/ND-CP). 135/2020/ND-CP immediately resigned due to the direct impact of the organizational arrangement and implementation of the 2-level local government organization model.

The above subjects are entitled to immediate pension according to the provisions of the law on social insurance.

In addition to pensions, cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and armed forces are also entitled to a one-time allowance calculated based on the working time from the retirement age as prescribed in Appendix II issued with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP to the time of retirement.

In case of working period of 15 months or less, one-time allowance equal to 15 months of current salary is received.

In case of working period of 15 months or more, one-time allowance equal to 15 months of current salary for the first 15 months of working; from the 16th month onwards, one-time allowance is 0.5 months of current salary for each month. The maximum one-time allowance is not more than 24 months of current salary.

This Resolution takes effect from September 17, 2025. The funding source for subsidy payments shall comply with the provisions in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 16 of Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 67/2025/ND-CP)./.

The lowest retirement age specified in Appendix II issued with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP is the basis for considering policy beneficiaries:

In Resolution No. 07/2025/NQ-CP, the Government decided on policies for 5 groups of subjects, including: Policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and armed forces who have reached the retirement age specified in Appendix II issued with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP; Policies for cadres from commune level and above who have reached the retirement age specified in Appendix I issued with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP or are enjoying pension, disability, or sick leave benefits; Policies for people working under labor contracts in public service units; Policies for people working outside the payroll quota at Associations assigned by the Party and the State at the provincial or district level before July 1, 2025; Policy for full-time union officials working under labor contracts (receiving salaries and allowances from union financial resources).

Source: https://cand.com.vn/doi-song/chinh-sach-moi-cho-can-bo-du-tuoi-nghi-huu-thap-nhat-nghi-viec-ngay-do-sap-xep-i781832/