Staff reduction allowance for village Party cell secretary resigning in 2026

Reader asks: I was born in November 1976 as a woman, and worked as Secretary of the village Party cell from November 2017 to June 30, 2026, then quit my job due to village arrangement. I paid social insurance from November 2022, and received an allowance of 3,040,000 VND. So how much allowance do I receive according to Decree 154/2025/ND-CP on streamlining staff?

YouMe Law Company Limited said:

Readers who are Village Party Cell Secretaries are subject to non-specialized activities in the village (according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 14 of Decree No. 185/2026/ND-CP).

Readers who are redundant and quit their jobs immediately due to village arrangement and merger (according to Clause 5, Article 2 of Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP).

About age: Reader born in November 1976 (female), at the time of resignation (June 2026) only 49 years and 7 months old. Based on Appendix I issued together with Decree 135/2020/ND-CP, the reader belongs to the group that has not reached retirement age (the retirement age of females born in November 1976 is 60 years old).

Current monthly allowance level: 3,040,000 VND.

Working time (actual): From November 2017 to the end of June 30, 2026 is 8 years and 8 months.

According to Clause 7, Article 5 of Decree 154/2025/ND-CP:

7. The time to calculate allowances according to the number of years of service specified in Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Clause 1, Article 9, Clause 1, Article 10 of this Decree, if there are odd months, is rounded according to the principle: from 01 month to full 06 months is calculated as 0.5 years and is entitled to allowances equal to the allowance level of 0.5 years; from over 06 months to under 12 months is rounded to 01 year.

Therefore, the odd number of months is 8 months (over 06 months to under 12 months) rounded to 1 year.

The total working time rounded to calculate allowances is 9 years.

This case has more than 05 years of service and the age is still from 05 years or more until retirement age (49 years and 7 months compared to 60 years), under the provisions of Point c Clause 1 Article 10 of Decree 154/2025/ND-CP.

Point c Clause 1 Article 10 of Decree 154/2025/ND-CP stipulates:

For people who have worked for 05 years or more and are old enough for 05 years or more until retirement age, they are entitled to the following regimes:

Being entitled to a one-time allowance equal to 0.8 times the current monthly allowance multiplied by 60 months.

Being entitled to an allowance equal to 1.5 times the current monthly allowance for each year of work.

Being entitled to a 3-month monthly allowance currently enjoyed to find a job.

Being allowed to preserve the time of compulsory social insurance contribution or enjoying one-time social insurance benefits according to the provisions of the law on social insurance.

Therefore, specific allowance levels:

One-time allowance by number of months (maximum 60 months):

Allowance = 0.8 × 3. 040,000 × 60 = 145,920,000 VND.

Allowances according to working time:

9 years × 1.5 months = 13.5 months.

13.5 × 3. 040,000 = 41,040,000 VND

Job seeking allowance:

3 × 3, 040,000 = 9, 120,000 VND.

The total amount of one-time allowance readers are expected to receive is:

145,920,000 + 41,040,000 + 9,120,000 = 196,080,000 VND.

Note that this is the expected allowance level determined in the event that the reader resigns immediately at the time of the consultation and based on the information provided by the reader.

This allowance level does not replace the decision of the competent authority. The exact allowance level is implemented according to the decision of the competent authority when implementing the payment of benefits.

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