Government and Parliament Agree to Ease Retirement for Rural and Farm Insurance Fund Members

Ali Jafari Azar, deputy chair of the Iranian parliament's Social Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (25 Shahrivar 1405) that the government and parliament have agreed to ease retirement rules for members of the Social Insurance Fund for Farmers, Villagers and Nomads. According to EcoIran, citing Tasnim, under the agreement reached at a Monday, September 14 (23 Shahrivar) meeting with Program and Budget Organization officials and the fund's managing director, Article 57 of the Permanent Provisions Law is to be amended so members can retire after 10 years of insurance contributions and at age 70, down from the current 15 year requirement. The same meeting also pursued adjusting pension levels for the fund's retirees using the fund's own internal resources.