Overview
- The decree was published in the Boletín Oficial on Monday, October 19, 2026, entered into force on publication and fixes an enrollment window from November 1 to November 30, 2026 with a single possible 30‑day extension.
- The program applies only to the centralized National Public Administration and to permanent staff or workers with indefinite contracts, while excluding decentralized agencies, the armed and security forces, the intelligence service, the foreign service and transitory contracted personnel.
- Benefits are split into three groups by age and pension contributions and offer options such as monthly payments equal to 60% of gross pay for up to 36 months or lump sums capped by years of service, with top limits that vary by group.
- Applicants must have no serious pending disciplinary or criminal proceedings tied to the administration, must desist from labor claims against the State, will have their positions deleted on exit and face an eight‑year ban on returning to the national public sector.
- The Secretaría de Transformación del Estado will implement the regime, jurisdictions have 40 calendar days after enrollment closes to decide on requests with silence treated as rejection, officials estimate about 20,000 workers are eligible, and unions have criticized the measure for pressuring staff and risking service gaps.