Mr. Dao Van Huan (name of the character changed) asked, in case relatives have quit their jobs and enjoy policies according to Decree 178/2024/ND-CP, and now want to participate in work in the village with positions such as secretary of the Party cell, village head or head of the Fatherland Front work committee, do they have to return the received money or not.
He said that according to Decree 154/2025/ND-CP, there are cases where money must be returned, so he wants to clarify the regulations.
Regarding Mr. Huan's proposal, the Ministry of Home Affairs has responded on the Electronic Information Portal.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that Decree 178/2024/ND-CP of the Government does not stipulate that money must be returned in the case he mentioned.
Regarding the provisions of Decree 154/2025/ND-CP, the Ministry of Home Affairs requests you to study and implement them according to regulations.
According to 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, or 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.
