Regulations on refunding allowances when non-specialized workers return to work
The Ministry of Home Affairs has responded to regulations on refunding allowances for non-specialized workers who are arranged to return to work after resigning.
Mr. Pham Van Cong (name of the character changed) is a non-specialized commune-level official who resigned from July 2025 under Decree 154/2025/ND-CP.
In June 2026, he was assigned to be the village team leader. In this case, he wondered if it was necessary to refund the allowance he had received according to Decree 154 or not?
Regarding his reflections and recommendations, the Ministry of Home Affairs has responded on the Electronic Information Portal.
Based on the provisions of Clause 6, Article 3 of Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP, personnel streamlining subjects under this Decree, if they are elected or re-recruited into agencies, organizations, and units receiving salaries from the state budget or arranged as non-specialized personnel in villages and residential groups within 60 months from the date of staff streamlining, must return the received allowance amount to the agency, organization, and unit that has paid the allowance.
In addition, in Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP, the Government has decentralized to the heads of agencies, organizations, units and Provincial People's Committees, Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees to identify subjects and approve decisions.
Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs requests citizens to provide complete information to functional agencies and competent authorities in the locality for consideration and response according to regulations.
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