How to apply for a pension when you are a public official?
Verified 01 September 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you wish to retire, you can apply for a pension unique online. Your application will automatically be sent to all pension funds with which you have pension rights.
You're a public servant
You can choose the date of your retirement.
However, your remuneration is interrupted from the day you leave the service and your retirement pension is granted from 1er the day of the month following your cessation of activity, unless you retire for age limit.
For example, if you apply for your pension from May 16, you will only be paid 15 days in May and your pension will only be awarded from May 1er June.
It is advisable to stop your activity on last day of a month. This means that you can receive your last full monthly salary and your retirement pension the following month.
Your retirement pension is only granted to you from the day you leave the service if you retire for the age limit.
If you are a public servant of sedentary category, the age limit shall be 67 years. If you retire on the day of your 67the birthday, your retirement is assigned to you on the day of your 67th birthdaye birthday, whatever that date is.
So for example, if you're 67 on May 17, you have to leave on May 17. You are paid 16 days in May by your employer administration and your pension is allocated to you as of May 17.
You can apply for your retirement online on the official website Retirement Info using the service Apply for my retirement.
Make your one-time retirement request
This service allows you to one request who is automatically transmitted to all pension funds basic and supplementary pensions from which you are entitled to a retirement pension.
The online pension application form is personalized and pre-filled with certain information.
You must complete it and attach the requested supporting documents scanned or photographed.
When you enter your information, you can return to the previous step at any time.
You can also save your request and return to it later. It is kept for 90 days.
You can monitor the status of your application at any time.
You must apply for your pension at least 5 months before your departure date desired.
For better understanding the online single pension request service, we invite you to watch a video
Vidéo - Request my retirement online on the Pension Info site
One instructions for use is also available:
You must inform your employer administration from the date of your departure.
There is no specific procedure in the act.
It is recommended to notify your employer administration by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt (LRAR).
In most pension schemes, the pension is paid each month in due time, i.e. at the end of the period for which it is due.
For example, if you are admitted to retirement on the 1ster may, your 1re superannuation is paid to you by the SRE: titleContent or the CNRACL: titleContent end of May and then every month.
You can check the payment schedules for each of your pension funds on the official Pension Info site in your pension account, under Pension payments.
You're contractual
You can choose the date of your retirement.
However, you must meet certain conditions.
The starting point for retirement must be on 1er day of a month.
And the starting point you choose cannot be earlier than the date you apply for your pension.
If you file your application on 1er On a day of one month, you can request that the starting point for your retirement be set on the day you submit your application.
If you do not specify a departure date, it is automatically set to 1er the day of the month following the date of receipt of your request.
If you want to determine the date of your departure as soon as possible, you must take into account your birthday:
You were born on the first day of a month
If you were born on 1er On the day of a month, you can apply to retire from the day of your birthday at the minimum age of departure.
Example :
You were born on the 1ster october 1962, you can retire from 62 years and 6 months, or 1er April 2025. You can apply to retire as early as 1er April 2025.
You were born another day
If you were born on a day other than 1er day of a month, you can ask to retire as early as 1er the day of the month following the month of your birthday at the minimum age of departure.
Example :
You were born on October 10, 1962, you can retire at the age of 62 and 6 months, that is on April 10, 2025. You can apply to retire as early as 1er May 2025.
You can apply for your retirement online on the official website Retirement Info using the service Apply for my retirement.
Make your one-time retirement request
This service allows you to one request who is automatically transmitted to all pension funds basic and supplementary pensions from which you are entitled to a retirement pension.
The online pension application form is personalized and pre-filled with certain information.
You must complete it and attach the requested supporting documents scanned or photographed.
When you enter your information, you can return to the previous step at any time.
You can also save your request and return to it later. It is kept for 90 days.
You can monitor the status of your application at any time.
You must apply for your pension at least 5 months before your departure date desired.
For better understanding the online single pension request service, we invite you to watch a video
Vidéo - Request my retirement online on the Pension Info site
One instructions for use is also available:
You must inform your employer administration from the date of your departure.
There is no specific procedure in the act.
It is recommended to notify your employer administration by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt (LRAR).
In most pension schemes, the pension is paid each month in due time, i.e. at the end of the period for which it is due.
For example, if you are admitted to retirement on the 1ster may, your 1re Retirement pension is paid to you by the Pension Insurance at the end of May or beginning of June and then each month thereafter.
You can check the payment schedules for each of your pension funds on the official Pension Info site in your pension account, under Pension payments.
Online service
Online service
Public interest grouping "Union retirement"
State Pension Service (SRE) - Ministry of Public Finance
National Pension Fund for Local Government Officials (CNRACL)
Additional Public Service Pension Institution (PSPRA)
National old-age insurance fund
Supplementary pension institution for non-permanent officials of the State and public authorities (Ircantec)