Good news confirmed for candidates for retirement. The National Assembly adopted this Wednesday, November 12, thearticle 45a of the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2026, by 255 votes to 146. While the socialist, environmentalist and National Rally (RN) deputies adopted it, most of the Macronist elected officials abstained, while the communists, members of the Horizons & Indépendants party or France insoumise (LFI) opposed it, Nicolas Sansu (Left Democrat and Republican, Cher) denouncing a simple “gap” of the reform which is not “not acceptable”.
Furthermore, members of the lower house of Parliament adopted the government amendment tabled the same day broadening the scope of beneficiaries of the suspensionby 250 votes to 108. An amendment which includes several new features. Thus, for the insured persons born in the first quarter of 1965the legal retirement age will not be increased to 63 years, but will remain fixed at 62 years and nine months, as for the 1964 generation. For people born between April 1, 1965 and December 31, 1968, this legal age will be brought forward by three months compared to the reform timetable. In addition, the required insurance period of 172 quarters, supposed to be reached from the generation born in 1965, will finally be reached from the 1966 generation.
A starting age of 64 from the 1969 generation
So here is the new departure schedule in force for retirement, depending on the generations.
- Born from January 1, 1964 to March 31, 1965: 62 years and nine months vs. 63 years / 170 quarters vs. 171 quarters;
- Born from April 1 to December 31, 1965: 63 years old vs. 63 years and three months / 171 quarters vs. 172 quarters;
- Born in 1966: 63 years and three months vs. 63 years and six months / 172 quarters;
- Born in 1967: 63 years and six months vs. 63 years and nine months / 172 quarters;
- Born in 1968: 63 years and nine months vs. 64 years / 172 quarters;
- Born in 1969: 64 years / 172 quarters.
As for the candidates for early retirementwhether it is a departure under the long career system or for active or super active categories of the civil service, they will also be affected by the suspension. For example, for a person born in 1966 and having started working before the age of 20, their starting age will be set at 60 years and nine months, compared to 61 years planned in the pension reform timetable.
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