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Italian public workers may wait 51 months for full retirement payouts
Italy’s public employees who retire early can wait up to 51 months to receive their full TFS or TFR retirement payout.
These are sums built up during a person’s working life, with the type generally depending on when they joined public service and their employment terms.
The long wait can reduce what the money is worth because prices rise while payments are delayed.
CGIL estimates that someone owed €150,000 could lose €10,586 in purchasing power under current rules.
A 2027 budget measure would speed payments only for workers retiring at the age limit, not those taking ordinary early retirement.
CGIL’s 2035 simulation estimates that, for a €150,000 payout, the loss would be €741 for an age-limit retiree and €9,331 for an early retiree.
Early retirees are therefore expected to keep facing the longer delays, even as the new payment system is phased in.
Italian public workers who retire early may wait up to 51 months to receive their full severance payment, according to calculations by the CGIL’s Pensions Observatory.
The delay can reduce the payment’s purchasing power by as much as €10,586 for a gross payout of €150,000.
Italy’s 2027 budget plan would speed up payments for workers retiring at the age limit, but not for those taking ordinary early retirement.
The CGIL estimates that in 2035, the purchasing-power loss on a €150,000 payout would be €741 for age-limit retirees and €9,331 for early retirees.
- Who
- Italian public-sector workers taking ordinary early retirement.
- What
- They may wait up to 51 months for their full TFS or TFR severance payment, losing purchasing power to inflation.
- When
- The article was published on November 14, 2026. The payment delays can extend up to 51 months after leaving service.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- Payments are deferred and may be made in three instalments, so inflation reduces the value of money received later.
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The CGIL’s simulation considers a public employee who retired early after 43 years of eligible service.
Italy’s budget plan is set to accelerate payments for workers who leave service at the age limit.
The new payment system is expected to be fully in effect, according to the article.
- Maximum wait
- 51 months for the full payment to an ordinary early retiree
- Maximum estimated loss
- €10,586 on a gross payout of €150,000
- First instalment
- May arrive 27 months after leaving service
- Second instalment
- May arrive 39 months after leaving service
- Third instalment
- May arrive 51 months after leaving service
- 2035 comparison
- Estimated purchasing-power loss: €741 for age-limit retirees and €9,331 for early retirees on €150,000