The figures emerged from a nationwide pre-retirement counseling and data verification exercise conducted jointly by the CSA and the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP). To ensure no eligible personnel are omitted from the payroll transition, the agency has extended its retirement documentation and data collection window through November 30, 2026.
According to breakdown data provided by the CSA, the Ministry of Education accounts for the largest share of upcoming retirees, followed by the Ministry of Health with 300 employees and the Ministry of Local Government with 297. Other government spending entities collectively account for 628 prospective retirees. Eligible outgoing staff are expected to receive a one-time government retirement "handshake" payment in addition to their regular monthly NASSCORP pensions.
Addressing the backlog of 117 unresolved cases from past years, Dr. Joekai noted that the group comprises 92 men and 25 women. The Ministry of Education leads the unresolved tally with 42 cases, followed by the Ministry of Local Government with 33 and the Ministry of Health with 19.
The ongoing audit builds on earlier efforts to clean up the public wage bill and address long-standing pension delays; a similar nationwide review in 2024 uncovered 294 former civil servants who had retired between 2018 and 2023 without receiving their statutory benefits.
Dr. Joekai reaffirmed the administration's commitment to modernizing public-sector workforce management, emphasizing that accurate personnel records and inter-agency coordination are essential to ensuring career public servants retire with financial stability and timely access to their benefits.
