Cases where teachers retire early due to arrangement are not reduced pensions
Reader An An (Hanoi) asked: "When meeting the conditions for early retirement due to arrangement, will teachers be deducted the pension benefit rate due to early retirement or not?".
Answering readers of Lao Dong Newspaper, Lawyer Diep Nang Binh - Head of Tinh thong luat Law Office (Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association) said that the issue that many teachers are concerned about today is whether when they are eligible for early retirement due to arrangement, will teachers be deducted the pension benefit rate due to early retirement and in which cases is it guaranteed not to be deducted the pension benefit rate?
Based on Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree 178/2024/ND-CP (amended by Clause 6, Article 1 of Decree 67/2025/ND-CP), accordingly, the conditions for enjoying the policy of early retirement according to the working time with compulsory social insurance (BHXH) contributions and the number of early retirement years if they belong to the subjects in Clauses 1 and 3, Article 2 of Decree 178/2024/ND-CP will not be deducted from the pension rate, even if they retire early from 02 to 10 years compared to the retirement age according to regulations.
Specifically, there are four groups of subjects below who will not be deducted from the pension rate if they meet the conditions on age, social insurance contribution period and job characteristics:
Having an age of 02 to 05 years compared to the retirement age specified in Appendix I issued together with Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP, having sufficient working time and meeting the conditions to receive a pension according to social insurance regulations. See more...
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Born and raised in Phu Yen (old) land, Khanh Ha grew up in a family with rich revolutionary traditions. Grandmother, parents and previous generations in the family are party members, officials, and teachers. From a young age, Ha was taught about sincerity, spirit of responsibility and ideals of dedication.
But the dream of becoming a doctor of the Phu Yen girl started from very close things.
Childhood living with her grandparents, Khanh Ha gradually witnessed her grandparents' health weaken over the years. Every time her parents took her grandparents to the doctor, she often looked at medical records full of strange terms and the listless, bewildered appearance of the people she loved. See more...
