Early retirement policy for civil servants born in 1968

Before merging the Department of Finance and the Department of Planning and Investment, Mr. Pham Van Manh (character's name has been changed) was Deputy Chief Inspector of the Department of Finance.

On March 1, 2025, the Provincial People's Committee issued a Decision officially to establish the Department of Finance on the basis of merging the Department of Finance with the Department of Planning and Investment.

"I was born in August 1968, the insurance payment period until March 2025 is 31 years and 11 months. If I apply for early retirement from August 2025, will I be entitled to early retirement benefits according to Decree 178/2024/ND-CP?" - Mr. Manh wondered.

Regarding Mr. Manh's reflection and recommendation, the Ministry of Home Affairs responded on the Electronic Information Portal.

On March 15, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 67/2025 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 178/2024 dated December 31, 2024 of the Government on policies and regimes for cadres, civil servants, public employees (CBCCVC), workers and armed forces in implementing the organizational arrangement of the political system, which specifically stipulates the subjects of application of Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP.

According to Decree 67/2025 (amended and supplemented by Decree 178/2024), the first group to be added to the early retirement policy is CBCCVC leaders and managers who wish to quit their jobs to facilitate the arrangement of CBCCVC leaders and managers.

The second group is civil servants, public employees, employees receiving salaries from the state budget before January 15, 2019 and armed forces with at least 5 years left until retirement age, not directly affected by the organizational arrangement, but must streamline the payroll, restructure, and improve the quality of the team.

The third group is those who work within the staffing quota and receive salaries from the state budget at associations assigned by the Party and the State at the central, provincial and district levels, directly affected by the implementation of the arrangement, consolidation and merger of organizational apparatus.

The fourth group is cadres who are not old enough to be re-elected or reappointed; cadres who are eligible for re-election or reappointment at the same level, have working time from the date of congress start from 2.5 years (30 months) to 5 years (60 months) to retirement age and cadres participating in the Party Committee at Party committees must complete their activities, perfect the organizational apparatus with 5 years or less until retirement age, wish to retire early to create conditions for the arrangement of Party Committee personnel in the Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Congress of the Party and be approved by competent authorities.

At the same time, based on the provisions of Article 17 and Article 19 of Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree No. 67/2025/ND-CP), the consent for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers to retire and enjoy policies and regimes as prescribed in Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP is under the authority of the head of the agency, organization, unit together with the Party Committee and government at the same level.

Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs recommends that Mr. Manh study the above regulations to determine whether he is eligible for the policy according to the provisions of Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP or not.

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