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Pensions: extension of the starting age and redesign of the long-career system
Publié le 11 septembre 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
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The 1er in september 2023, the statutory retirement age was raised from 62 to 64. The age of entitlement to a pension increases by 3 months per generation up to 64 years. Persons born from 1er September 1961 are the first to be affected. This postponement is accompanied by an evolution of the scheme for long quarries.
Progressive extension of the statutory retirement age
The retirement age was previously 62 for insured persons subject to the common rule. Since 1er september 2023, it is increased to 62 years and 3 months for persons born between 1er September 1961 and December 31, 1961, and increases by one quarter per year of birth.
It will therefore be 64 years for persons born from 1er january 1968.
Birth | Statutory retirement age |
|---|---|
Between 01/09/1961 and 31/12/1961 | 62 years and 3 months |
1962 | 62 years and 6 months |
1963 | 62 years and 9 months |
1964 | 63 yrs |
1965 | 63 years and 3 months |
1966 | 63 years and 6 months |
1967 | 63 years and 9 months |
As early as 1968 | 64 yrs |
Please note
The minimum age for entry into the phased retirement scheme shall be increased at the same rate as the statutory retirement age. It is therefore gradually increasing from 60 to 62 years for people born from 1er September 1961.
Development of the "long quarries" scheme
The "long quarries" scheme also evolved at 1er September 2023. It allows people who started working at a young age to retire earlier.
Thus, for insured persons who have contributed a sufficient number of quarters, 4 pensionable ages the following shall be included in this scheme (instead of 2 previously):
- 58 if you started working at 16;
- 60 years if you started working at 18;
- 62 if you started working at 20;
- 63 if you started working at 21.
Please note
A "safeguard clause" allows policyholders who meet the conditions for early retirement before 1er September 2023 to benefit from the former “long careers” scheme. These are people born between the 1er September 1961 and December 31, 1963.