Rome, Dec. 16 (LaPresse) – Changes are coming to early retirement rules for those who meet the requirements after 2030. According to a government amendment to the budget law, the benefit of redeeming university study years will gradually be reduced starting in 2031. For the sole purpose of accruing entitlement to early retirement, the contribution periods redeemed for university studies will no longer count as follows: six months of contributions excluded for those reaching eligibility in 2031, twelve months in 2032, eighteen months in 2033, twenty-four months in 2034, and thirty months from 2035 onward.
There are also changes to the waiting periods for pension payments: starting in 2031, benefits will be postponed by three months after the eligibility date, rising to four months for those qualifying in 2032 and 2033, five months in 2034, and six months from 2035.