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  "title": "PensionHunter: rule, deadline and form changes",
  "home_page_url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/changes",
  "feed_url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/changes.json",
  "description": "Rule, deadline and form changes in the national pension systems we cover, each dated, with the country, the system or institution, what changed, the old and new value where our records state them, the official source URL, the date we read it and our page for the fact. Read from our fact-read records; our own wording edits are filtered out.",
  "language": "en-GB",
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "PensionHunter",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai"
    }
  ],
  "_pensionhunter": {
    "about": "How to read this file: https://pensionhunter.ai/changes#how-this-is-built",
    "readThrough": "2026-10-15",
    "types": {
      "rule_change": "Rule change",
      "deadline_change": "Deadline change",
      "form_change": "Form change"
    },
    "fields": {
      "id": "stable id; the same change keeps it on every rebuild",
      "type": "rule_change, deadline_change or form_change",
      "date": "ISO day, UTC, the change entered our fact-read records",
      "effectiveDate": "ISO day the change takes or took effect, where the record states one, else null",
      "country": "country of the system",
      "countryCode": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, or null",
      "system": "the system or institution, as the source names its publisher",
      "summary": "what changed, as our record states it",
      "field": "the field of our record that changed, or null for a record that is itself a change",
      "oldValue": "the value before, where our records state it, else null",
      "newValue": "the value after, where our records state it, else null",
      "sourceUrl": "the official source",
      "readDate": "ISO day we read the source",
      "pageUrl": "our page for the fact",
      "origin": "register_record, register_value, dossier_value, departure_value or corrections_ledger",
      "detectedOn": "ISO day the source watcher first saw the source change, where known",
      "withheld": "values left out because they carry wording we no longer use"
    },
    "alsoPublished": {
      "rss": "https://pensionhunter.ai/changes/rss.xml",
      "dataUpdates": "https://pensionhunter.ai/data/changes/index.json"
    }
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:au-12:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#au-12",
      "external_url": "https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-you-leave-australia-if-you-get-age-pension?context=22526",
      "title": "Rule change, Australia: Age Pension portability after 26 weeks",
      "content_text": "Age Pension portability after 26 weeks. Source: servicesaustralia.gov.au, https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-you-leave-australia-if-you-get-age-pension?context=22526, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "AU"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:au-12:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Australia",
        "countryCode": "AU",
        "system": "servicesaustralia.gov.au",
        "summary": "Age Pension portability after 26 weeks",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-you-leave-australia-if-you-get-age-pension?context=22526",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#au-12",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:au-12"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:id-8:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#id-8",
      "external_url": "https://www.bpjsketenagakerjaan.go.id/assets/uploads/peraturan/15122015_104556_PP%2045%20Tahun%202015.pdf",
      "title": "Rule change, Indonesia: Indonesia's Jaminan Pensiun pension age is on a legislated escalator: it became 57 on 1 January 2019 and rises by one year every three years thereafter until it reaches 65, so the",
      "content_text": "Indonesia's Jaminan Pensiun pension age is on a legislated escalator: it became 57 on 1 January 2019 and rises by one year every three years thereafter until it reaches 65, so the. In effect from 1 January 2019. Source: bpjsketenagakerjaan.go.id, https://www.bpjsketenagakerjaan.go.id/assets/uploads/peraturan/15122015_104556_PP%2045%20Tahun%202015.pdf, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "ID"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:id-8:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2019-01-01",
        "country": "Indonesia",
        "countryCode": "ID",
        "system": "bpjsketenagakerjaan.go.id",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Jaminan Pensiun pension age is on a legislated escalator: it became 57 on 1 January 2019 and rises by one year every three years thereafter until it reaches 65, so the",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.bpjsketenagakerjaan.go.id/assets/uploads/peraturan/15122015_104556_PP%2045%20Tahun%202015.pdf",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#id-8",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:id-8"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:jp-17:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#jp-17",
      "external_url": "https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/jukyu/seido/sonota-kyufu/dattai-ichiji/20150406.html",
      "title": "Rule change, Japan: From April 2021 the maximum number of months used to calculate the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment was raised from 36 months (3 years) to 60 months (5 years), but only where there is a contribution-paid period (National Pension) or insured period (Employees' Pension) falling in April 2021 or later",
      "content_text": "From April 2021 the maximum number of months used to calculate the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment was raised from 36 months (3 years) to 60 months (5 years), but only where there is a contribution-paid period (National Pension) or insured period (Employees' Pension) falling in April 2021 or later. Before: 36 months (3 years). Now: 60 months (5 years). Source: nenkin.go.jp, https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/jukyu/seido/sonota-kyufu/dattai-ichiji/20150406.html, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "JP"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:jp-17:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Japan",
        "countryCode": "JP",
        "system": "nenkin.go.jp",
        "summary": "From April 2021 the maximum number of months used to calculate the Lump-sum Withdrawal Payment was raised from 36 months (3 years) to 60 months (5 years), but only where there is a contribution-paid period (National Pension) or insured period (Employees' Pension) falling in April 2021 or later.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": "36 months (3 years)",
        "newValue": "60 months (5 years)",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/jukyu/seido/sonota-kyufu/dattai-ichiji/20150406.html",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#jp-17",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:jp-17"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:lu-17:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#lu-17",
      "external_url": "https://cnap.public.lu/fr/documentation/certificats.html",
      "title": "Form change, Luxembourg: Since September 2020, pensioners resident in France, Belgium or Germany no longer receive life certificate requests from CNAP because of electronic data exchange agreements - unless their data cannot be exchanged automatically",
      "content_text": "Since September 2020, pensioners resident in France, Belgium or Germany no longer receive life certificate requests from CNAP because of electronic data exchange agreements - unless their data cannot be exchanged automatically. Source: cnap.public.lu, https://cnap.public.lu/fr/documentation/certificats.html, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "form_change",
        "LU"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:lu-17:record",
        "type": "form_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Luxembourg",
        "countryCode": "LU",
        "system": "cnap.public.lu",
        "summary": "Since September 2020, pensioners resident in France, Belgium or Germany no longer receive life certificate requests from CNAP because of electronic data exchange agreements - unless their data cannot be exchanged automatically.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://cnap.public.lu/fr/documentation/certificats.html",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#lu-17",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:lu-17"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:mx-6:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#mx-6",
      "external_url": "https://www.imss.gob.mx/sites/all/statics/pensiones/documentos/Solicitud-de-Pension-de-Cesantia-en-Edad-Avanzada-o-Vejez.pdf",
      "title": "Form change, Mexico: For a pension application signed in 2026 under the 1997 Social Security Law, IMSS's own official application form requires 875 contribution weeks; the figure reaches 1,000 in 2031",
      "content_text": "For a pension application signed in 2026 under the 1997 Social Security Law, IMSS's own official application form requires 875 contribution weeks; the figure reaches 1,000 in 2031. Source: imss.gob.mx, https://www.imss.gob.mx/sites/all/statics/pensiones/documentos/Solicitud-de-Pension-de-Cesantia-en-Edad-Avanzada-o-Vejez.pdf, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "form_change",
        "MX"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:mx-6:record",
        "type": "form_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Mexico",
        "countryCode": "MX",
        "system": "imss.gob.mx",
        "summary": "For a pension application signed in 2026 under the 1997 Social Security Law, IMSS's own official application form requires 875 contribution weeks; the figure reaches 1,000 in 2031.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.imss.gob.mx/sites/all/statics/pensiones/documentos/Solicitud-de-Pension-de-Cesantia-en-Edad-Avanzada-o-Vejez.pdf",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#mx-6",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:mx-6"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:pt-12:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#pt-12",
      "external_url": "https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/07/14600/0000200006.pdf",
      "title": "Form change, Portugal: From 2027, proof of life applies to every Portuguese pensioner living abroad",
      "content_text": "From 2027, proof of life applies to every Portuguese pensioner living abroad. Source: files.diariodarepublica.pt, https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/07/14600/0000200006.pdf, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "form_change",
        "PT"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:pt-12:record",
        "type": "form_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Portugal",
        "countryCode": "PT",
        "system": "files.diariodarepublica.pt",
        "summary": "From 2027, proof of life applies to every Portuguese pensioner living abroad.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/07/14600/0000200006.pdf",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#pt-12",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:pt-12"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:sg-16:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#sg-16",
      "external_url": "https://www.cpf.gov.sg/service/article/what-happens-when-my-cpf-account-is-closed-after-my-renunciation-of-singapore-citizenship-permanent-residency-and-i-have-yet-to-transfer-my-cpf-savings-to-my-bank-account",
      "title": "Rule change, Singapore: CPF closed-account interest concession until 31 March 2027",
      "content_text": "CPF closed-account interest concession until 31 March 2027. Takes effect 31 March 2027. Source: cpf.gov.sg, https://www.cpf.gov.sg/service/article/what-happens-when-my-cpf-account-is-closed-after-my-renunciation-of-singapore-citizenship-permanent-residency-and-i-have-yet-to-transfer-my-cpf-savings-to-my-bank-account, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "SG"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:sg-16:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2027-03-31",
        "country": "Singapore",
        "countryCode": "SG",
        "system": "cpf.gov.sg",
        "summary": "CPF closed-account interest concession until 31 March 2027",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.cpf.gov.sg/service/article/what-happens-when-my-cpf-account-is-closed-after-my-renunciation-of-singapore-citizenship-permanent-residency-and-i-have-yet-to-transfer-my-cpf-savings-to-my-bank-account",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#sg-16",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:sg-16"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:si-3:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#si-3",
      "external_url": "https://www.zpiz.si/cms/content2019/1270",
      "title": "Rule change, Slovenia: Widow's pension minimum age rises from 58 in 2026 to 60 in 2035",
      "content_text": "Widow's pension minimum age rises from 58 in 2026 to 60 in 2035. Source: zpiz.si, https://www.zpiz.si/cms/content2019/1270, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "SI"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:si-3:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Slovenia",
        "countryCode": "SI",
        "system": "zpiz.si",
        "summary": "Widow's pension minimum age rises from 58 in 2026 to 60 in 2035.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.zpiz.si/cms/content2019/1270",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#si-3",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:si-3"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:tr-11:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#tr-11",
      "external_url": "https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.3201.pdf",
      "title": "Deadline change, Turkey: Whether bought-back time abroad counts under the old rules or the post-2019 rules turns on a single cut-off: applications made before 1 August 2019 whose assessed debt was paid within the legal period keep the previous provisions for both the insurance status the periods count under and the amount of the debt",
      "content_text": "Whether bought-back time abroad counts under the old rules or the post-2019 rules turns on a single cut-off: applications made before 1 August 2019 whose assessed debt was paid within the legal period keep the previous provisions for both the insurance status the periods count under and the amount of the debt. Source: mevzuat.gov.tr, https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.3201.pdf, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "deadline_change",
        "TR"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:tr-11:record",
        "type": "deadline_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Turkey",
        "countryCode": "TR",
        "system": "mevzuat.gov.tr",
        "summary": "Whether bought-back time abroad counts under the old rules or the post-2019 rules turns on a single cut-off: applications made before 1 August 2019 whose assessed debt was paid within the legal period keep the previous provisions for both the insurance status the periods count under and the amount of the debt.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.3201.pdf",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#tr-11",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:tr-11"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:uk-6:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-6",
      "external_url": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad",
      "title": "Deadline change, United Kingdom: An application to pay Class 3 contributions for the 2026-27 tax year can be made on or before 5 April 2027",
      "content_text": "An application to pay Class 3 contributions for the 2026-27 tax year can be made on or before 5 April 2027. Takes effect 5 April 2027. Source: gov.uk, https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "deadline_change",
        "GB"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:uk-6:record",
        "type": "deadline_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2027-04-05",
        "country": "United Kingdom",
        "countryCode": "GB",
        "system": "gov.uk",
        "summary": "An application to pay Class 3 contributions for the 2026-27 tax year can be made on or before 5 April 2027.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-6",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:uk-6"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:uk-7:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-7",
      "external_url": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad",
      "title": "Rule change, United Kingdom: From 6 April 2026, paying Class 3 for time abroad needs 10 years of UK residence or contributions",
      "content_text": "From 6 April 2026, paying Class 3 for time abroad needs 10 years of UK residence or contributions. In effect from 5 April 2026. Source: gov.uk, https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "GB"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:uk-7:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2026-04-05",
        "country": "United Kingdom",
        "countryCode": "GB",
        "system": "gov.uk",
        "summary": "From 6 April 2026, paying Class 3 for time abroad needs 10 years of UK residence or contributions.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-7",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:uk-7"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:uk-9:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-9",
      "external_url": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad",
      "title": "Deadline change, United Kingdom: Transitional rule: voluntary contributions applied for by 5 April 2026 must be paid by 5 April 2027",
      "content_text": "Transitional rule: voluntary contributions applied for by 5 April 2026 must be paid by 5 April 2027. In effect from 5 April 2026. Source: gov.uk, https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "deadline_change",
        "GB"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:uk-9:record",
        "type": "deadline_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2026-04-05",
        "country": "United Kingdom",
        "countryCode": "GB",
        "system": "gov.uk",
        "summary": "Transitional rule: voluntary contributions applied for by 5 April 2026 must be paid by 5 April 2027.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/if-you-live-or-work-abroad",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-9",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:uk-9"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:vn-9:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#vn-9",
      "external_url": "https://xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn/tra-cuu-tuoi-nghi-huu-thoi-diem-nghi-huu-cua-nguoi-lao-dong-theo-nam-sinh-119241029170451525.htm",
      "title": "Rule change, Vietnam: Vietnam's retirement age rises on a year-by-year schedule, reaching 62 for men in 2028 and 60 for women in 2035, so the age at which a pension can start depends on the calendar year of retirement",
      "content_text": "Vietnam's retirement age rises on a year-by-year schedule, reaching 62 for men in 2028 and 60 for women in 2035, so the age at which a pension can start depends on the calendar year of retirement. Source: xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn, https://xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn/tra-cuu-tuoi-nghi-huu-thoi-diem-nghi-huu-cua-nguoi-lao-dong-theo-nam-sinh-119241029170451525.htm, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 1 September 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "VN"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:vn-9:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Vietnam",
        "countryCode": "VN",
        "system": "xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn",
        "summary": "Vietnam's retirement age rises on a year-by-year schedule, reaching 62 for men in 2028 and 60 for women in 2035, so the age at which a pension can start depends on the calendar year of retirement.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn/tra-cuu-tuoi-nghi-huu-thoi-diem-nghi-huu-cua-nguoi-lao-dong-theo-nam-sinh-119241029170451525.htm",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#vn-9",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:vn-9"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:be-12:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#be-12",
      "external_url": "https://www.sfpd.fgov.be/en/changes/pension-reform",
      "title": "Rule change, Belgium: Accrual of the 2024-2025 Belgian pension bonus stopped on 31 December 2025 and no further bonus of that kind can be built up from 1 January 2026",
      "content_text": "Accrual of the 2024-2025 Belgian pension bonus stopped on 31 December 2025 and no further bonus of that kind can be built up from 1 January 2026. In effect from 31 December 2025. Source: sfpd.fgov.be, https://www.sfpd.fgov.be/en/changes/pension-reform, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "BE"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:be-12:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2025-12-31",
        "country": "Belgium",
        "countryCode": "BE",
        "system": "sfpd.fgov.be",
        "summary": "Accrual of the 2024-2025 Belgian pension bonus stopped on 31 December 2025 and no further bonus of that kind can be built up from 1 January 2026.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.sfpd.fgov.be/en/changes/pension-reform",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#be-12",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:be-12"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:be-13:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#be-13",
      "external_url": "https://www.sfpd.fgov.be/en/changes/pension-reform",
      "title": "Rule change, Belgium: From 1 January 2027 only career years containing at least 156 worked or assimilated days count towards the career condition for early retirement in Belgium",
      "content_text": "From 1 January 2027 only career years containing at least 156 worked or assimilated days count towards the career condition for early retirement in Belgium. Takes effect 1 January 2027. Source: sfpd.fgov.be, https://www.sfpd.fgov.be/en/changes/pension-reform, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "BE"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:be-13:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2027-01-01",
        "country": "Belgium",
        "countryCode": "BE",
        "system": "sfpd.fgov.be",
        "summary": "From 1 January 2027 only career years containing at least 156 worked or assimilated days count towards the career condition for early retirement in Belgium.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.sfpd.fgov.be/en/changes/pension-reform",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#be-13",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:be-13"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:fr-17:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#fr-17",
      "external_url": "https://www.agirc-arrco.fr/particuliers/ma-retraite/vivre-ma-retraite/profiter-de-ma-retraite-a-letranger/",
      "title": "Form change, France: Agirc-Arrco pensioners resident in the Netherlands stop having to send a certificat d'existence from March 2026, joining Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal",
      "content_text": "Agirc-Arrco pensioners resident in the Netherlands stop having to send a certificat d'existence from March 2026, joining Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal. Source: agirc-arrco.fr, https://www.agirc-arrco.fr/particuliers/ma-retraite/vivre-ma-retraite/profiter-de-ma-retraite-a-letranger/, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "form_change",
        "FR"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:fr-17:record",
        "type": "form_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "France",
        "countryCode": "FR",
        "system": "agirc-arrco.fr",
        "summary": "Agirc-Arrco pensioners resident in the Netherlands stop having to send a certificat d'existence from March 2026, joining Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.agirc-arrco.fr/particuliers/ma-retraite/vivre-ma-retraite/profiter-de-ma-retraite-a-letranger/",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#fr-17",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:fr-17"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:hk-12:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#hk-12",
      "external_url": "https://www.mpfa.org.hk/en/info-centre/faq/employee/mpf-employee",
      "title": "Deadline change, Hong Kong: After a person stops working in Hong Kong, if the eMPF Platform receives no instruction from them within three months of the employer notifying it of the termination, their MPF is moved automatically out of the contribution account into a personal account",
      "content_text": "After a person stops working in Hong Kong, if the eMPF Platform receives no instruction from them within three months of the employer notifying it of the termination, their MPF is moved automatically out of the contribution account into a personal account. Source: mpfa.org.hk, https://www.mpfa.org.hk/en/info-centre/faq/employee/mpf-employee, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "deadline_change",
        "HK"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:hk-12:record",
        "type": "deadline_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": null,
        "country": "Hong Kong",
        "countryCode": "HK",
        "system": "mpfa.org.hk",
        "summary": "After a person stops working in Hong Kong, if the eMPF Platform receives no instruction from them within three months of the employer notifying it of the termination, their MPF is moved automatically out of the contribution account into a personal account.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.mpfa.org.hk/en/info-centre/faq/employee/mpf-employee",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#hk-12",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:hk-12"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:in-13:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#in-13",
      "external_url": "https://npstrust.org.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/Final_APY_FAQs_English_28-11-23.pdf",
      "title": "Deadline change, India: From 1 October 2022 anyone who is or has been an income-tax payer can no longer open an Atal Pension Yojana account; those who joined on or before 30 September 2022 may continue regardless of tax status",
      "content_text": "From 1 October 2022 anyone who is or has been an income-tax payer can no longer open an Atal Pension Yojana account; those who joined on or before 30 September 2022 may continue regardless of tax status. In effect from 1 October 2022. Source: npstrust.org.in, https://npstrust.org.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/Final_APY_FAQs_English_28-11-23.pdf, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "deadline_change",
        "IN"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:in-13:record",
        "type": "deadline_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2022-10-01",
        "country": "India",
        "countryCode": "IN",
        "system": "npstrust.org.in",
        "summary": "From 1 October 2022 anyone who is or has been an income-tax payer can no longer open an Atal Pension Yojana account; those who joined on or before 30 September 2022 may continue regardless of tax status.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://npstrust.org.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/Final_APY_FAQs_English_28-11-23.pdf",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#in-13",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:in-13"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:my-13:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#my-13",
      "external_url": "https://www.perkeso.gov.my/perkhidmatan-kami/perlindungan/pekerja-asing.html",
      "title": "Rule change, Malaysia: Foreign workers in Malaysia were only brought into PERKESO's Invalidity Scheme (which pays Invalidity Pension and Survivors' Pension) with effect from 1 July 2024; before that date foreign workers were covered only by the Employment Injury Scheme, effective 1 January 2019",
      "content_text": "Foreign workers in Malaysia were only brought into PERKESO's Invalidity Scheme (which pays Invalidity Pension and Survivors' Pension) with effect from 1 July 2024; before that date foreign workers were covered only by the Employment Injury Scheme, effective 1 January 2019. In effect from 1 July 2024. Source: perkeso.gov.my, https://www.perkeso.gov.my/perkhidmatan-kami/perlindungan/pekerja-asing.html, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "MY"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:my-13:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2024-07-01",
        "country": "Malaysia",
        "countryCode": "MY",
        "system": "perkeso.gov.my",
        "summary": "Foreign workers in Malaysia were only brought into PERKESO's Invalidity Scheme (which pays Invalidity Pension and Survivors' Pension) with effect from 1 July 2024; before that date foreign workers were covered only by the Employment Injury Scheme, effective 1 January 2019.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.perkeso.gov.my/perkhidmatan-kami/perlindungan/pekerja-asing.html",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#my-13",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:my-13"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:my-14:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#my-14",
      "external_url": "https://www.kwsp.gov.my/en/member/account-centre/account-restructuring",
      "title": "Rule change, Malaysia: The one-time option to transfer an initial amount of existing EPF savings into the new Akaun Fleksibel was open only from 12 May 2024 to 31 August 2024 and closed permanently on 1",
      "content_text": "The one-time option to transfer an initial amount of existing EPF savings into the new Akaun Fleksibel was open only from 12 May 2024 to 31 August 2024 and closed permanently on 1. In effect from 12 May 2024. Source: kwsp.gov.my, https://www.kwsp.gov.my/en/member/account-centre/account-restructuring, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "MY"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:my-14:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2024-05-12",
        "country": "Malaysia",
        "countryCode": "MY",
        "system": "kwsp.gov.my",
        "summary": "The one-time option to transfer an initial amount of existing EPF savings into the new Akaun Fleksibel was open only from 12 May 2024 to 31 August 2024 and closed permanently on 1",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.kwsp.gov.my/en/member/account-centre/account-restructuring",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#my-14",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:my-14"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:nl-10:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#nl-10",
      "external_url": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/werk/pensioen/bedrag-ineens",
      "title": "Rule change, Netherlands: The Dutch right to take part of a workplace pension as a one-off lump sum has been postponed and is now intended to enter into force on 1 January 2029",
      "content_text": "The Dutch right to take part of a workplace pension as a one-off lump sum has been postponed and is now intended to enter into force on 1 January 2029. Takes effect 1 January 2029. Source: rijksoverheid.nl, https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/werk/pensioen/bedrag-ineens, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "NL"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:nl-10:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2029-01-01",
        "country": "Netherlands",
        "countryCode": "NL",
        "system": "rijksoverheid.nl",
        "summary": "The Dutch right to take part of a workplace pension as a one-off lump sum has been postponed and is now intended to enter into force on 1 January 2029.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/werk/pensioen/bedrag-ineens",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#nl-10",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:nl-10"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:nz-13:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#nz-13",
      "external_url": "https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/eligibility/seniors/nz-super-and-veterans-pension-residency-changes-2024.html",
      "title": "Rule change, New Zealand: The New Zealand residence requirement for NZ Super is stepping up from 10 years to 20 years on a fixed birth-date schedule for everyone turning 65 from 1 July 2024 onwards - so a former New Zealand worker who qualified under the old 10-year rule may no longer qualify at all",
      "content_text": "The New Zealand residence requirement for NZ Super is stepping up from 10 years to 20 years on a fixed birth-date schedule for everyone turning 65 from 1 July 2024 onwards - so a former New Zealand worker who qualified under the old 10-year rule may no longer qualify at all. Before: 10 years. Now: 20 years. In effect from 1 July 2024. Source: workandincome.govt.nz, https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/eligibility/seniors/nz-super-and-veterans-pension-residency-changes-2024.html, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "NZ"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:nz-13:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2024-07-01",
        "country": "New Zealand",
        "countryCode": "NZ",
        "system": "workandincome.govt.nz",
        "summary": "The New Zealand residence requirement for NZ Super is stepping up from 10 years to 20 years on a fixed birth-date schedule for everyone turning 65 from 1 July 2024 onwards - so a former New Zealand worker who qualified under the old 10-year rule may no longer qualify at all.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": "10 years",
        "newValue": "20 years",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/eligibility/seniors/nz-super-and-veterans-pension-residency-changes-2024.html",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#nz-13",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:nz-13"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:sg-17:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#sg-17",
      "external_url": "https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/account-services/cpf-asset-management/on-leaving-singapore",
      "title": "Rule change, Singapore: Where renunciation of Singapore citizenship or PR was completed before 1 April 2024, CPF Board closed the CPF account automatically in April 2024 and the money stopped earning the normal CPF interest rate",
      "content_text": "Where renunciation of Singapore citizenship or PR was completed before 1 April 2024, CPF Board closed the CPF account automatically in April 2024 and the money stopped earning the normal CPF interest rate. In effect from 1 April 2024. Source: cpf.gov.sg, https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/account-services/cpf-asset-management/on-leaving-singapore, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "SG"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:sg-17:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2024-04-01",
        "country": "Singapore",
        "countryCode": "SG",
        "system": "cpf.gov.sg",
        "summary": "Where renunciation of Singapore citizenship or PR was completed before 1 April 2024, CPF Board closed the CPF account automatically in April 2024 and the money stopped earning the normal CPF interest rate.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/account-services/cpf-asset-management/on-leaving-singapore",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#sg-17",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:sg-17"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:se-9:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#se-9",
      "external_url": "https://www.pensionsmyndigheten.se/for-pensionarer/pensionar-utanfor-sverige/du-som-ar-bosatt-utanfor-sverige",
      "title": "Rule change, Sweden: Sweden's guarantee pension - the minimum-income top-up - has been closed to new awards since October 2022, and the temporary law that let existing recipients abroad keep it ended on 1 January 2023",
      "content_text": "Sweden's guarantee pension - the minimum-income top-up - has been closed to new awards since October 2022, and the temporary law that let existing recipients abroad keep it ended on 1 January 2023. In effect from 1 January 2023. Source: pensionsmyndigheten.se, https://www.pensionsmyndigheten.se/for-pensionarer/pensionar-utanfor-sverige/du-som-ar-bosatt-utanfor-sverige, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "SE"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:se-9:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2023-01-01",
        "country": "Sweden",
        "countryCode": "SE",
        "system": "pensionsmyndigheten.se",
        "summary": "Sweden's guarantee pension - the minimum-income top-up - has been closed to new awards since October 2022, and the temporary law that let existing recipients abroad keep it ended on 1 January 2023.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.pensionsmyndigheten.se/for-pensionarer/pensionar-utanfor-sverige/du-som-ar-bosatt-utanfor-sverige",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#se-9",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:se-9"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "pensionhunter-change:register:uk-8:record",
      "url": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-8",
      "external_url": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/who-can-pay-voluntary-contributions",
      "title": "Rule change, United Kingdom: The rules for paying voluntary UK National Insurance contributions changed on 6 April 2026 for people who live or work abroad, or who previously did",
      "content_text": "The rules for paying voluntary UK National Insurance contributions changed on 6 April 2026 for people who live or work abroad, or who previously did. In effect from 6 April 2026. Source: gov.uk, https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/who-can-pay-voluntary-contributions, read 1 September 2026. First recorded by us on 27 August 2026.",
      "date_published": "2026-08-27T00:00:00Z",
      "tags": [
        "rule_change",
        "GB"
      ],
      "_pensionhunter": {
        "id": "register:uk-8:record",
        "type": "rule_change",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "dateBasis": "recorded",
        "effectiveDate": "2026-04-06",
        "country": "United Kingdom",
        "countryCode": "GB",
        "system": "gov.uk",
        "summary": "The rules for paying voluntary UK National Insurance contributions changed on 6 April 2026 for people who live or work abroad, or who previously did.",
        "field": null,
        "oldValue": null,
        "newValue": null,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/who-can-pay-voluntary-contributions",
        "readDate": "2026-09-01",
        "pageUrl": "https://pensionhunter.ai/deadlines#uk-8",
        "origin": "register_record",
        "originRef": "deadline:uk-8"
      }
    }
  ]
}