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Peru Sets September Start for Two-Way Pension Transfers Between ONP and AFP

The change broadens worker choice by allowing moves in either system under a regulation the ONP with the SBS is finalizing.

Overview

  • ONP chief Gastón Remy said transfers between the public ONP and private AFP systems will begin in September 2026 under Law 32123 once the implementing rules are published.
  • The reform creates bidirectional portability, so AFP members who switch to the ONP must move 100% of their individual account and have their future ONP pension calculated with contributions from both systems.
  • ONP contributors who have at least 240 monthly payments keep a guaranteed minimum or proportional pension in the public system that can be combined with a later AFP pension.
  • Officials have not yet defined if a Recognition Bond will apply for moves from ONP to AFP, and those terms will appear in the pending regulation.
  • Separately, the ONP flagged more than 157,000 employers with unpaid public-pension contributions and urged fast repayment because missing deposits can reduce workers’ credited service and future benefits.