Ministry of Home Affairs states regulations on refunding staff streamlining allowances when recruiting civil servants

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim (name of the character changed) said that she is a non-specialized worker at the Commune General Service Center. By May 31, 2026, she will finish her duties and be eligible for benefits under Decree 154/2025/ND-CP.

According to Ms. Kim, after this time, the agency is expected to sign a labor contract with her according to Decree 111/2022/ND-CP. She wonders if in case of being signed a labor contract, she will still be entitled to benefits according to Decree 154/2025/ND-CP or not?

In addition, Ms. Kim also wants to know if she is later recruited as a civil servant at the Commune General Service Center, whether receiving benefits according to Decree 154/2025/ND-CP will affect the recruitment or not; and at the same time, does she have to return the received funds according to regulations if she is recruited as a civil servant or not?

Regarding Ms. Kim's proposal, the Ministry of Home Affairs has responded on the Electronic Information Portal.

Clause 6, Article 3 of Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP stipulates that the subjects of staff streamlining, if they are elected or re-recruited into agencies, organizations, and units receiving salaries from the state budget within 60 months from the date of staff streamlining, must return the allowance amount.

Accordingly, in case non-specialized workers at the commune level have quit their jobs and enjoy staff streamlining policies as prescribed in Article 9 of Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP; If labor contracts are signed according to Decree No. 111/2022/ND-CP, they are not required to return the amount of allowance received within 60 months from the date of implementing staff streamlining;

If they are recruited as civil servants receiving salaries from the state budget, they must return the received allowance.

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