The Iraqi Council of Representatives is preparing a new bill to amend the pension law for Internal Security Forces, removing the age requirement and introducing several new allowances into pension calculations.

Changes to Age and Service Requirements

Under the proposed amendment to the Internal Security Forces Pension Law, the 60-year age requirement applied to civilian employees will be removed. According to the draft, police officers, security personnel, and officers will be able to apply for retirement after completing 15 years of service.

The move is seen as recognition of the nature of their work, which requires around-the-clock duties and makes long-term service difficult.

Inclusion of Danger and Food Allowances

Under the current Law No. 9 of 2014, only the basic salary and qualification allowance are counted toward retirement. However, the new draft would permanently include two additional allowances.

The first is the danger allowance, which exceeds 400,000 dinars and varies depending on rank. The second is the food allowance, amounting to 330,000 dinars, or 11,000 dinars per day. This would make internal security forces' pensions higher than those of civilian employees.

Increase in Minimum Pension Amount

With the implementation of the amendment, the basic salary, food allowance, and danger allowance would all be combined and included in pension calculations. As a result, the minimum pension for Internal Security Forces personnel would increase to 800,000 dinars.

In addition, employees who continue serving beyond the required term would receive higher pension increases.

Debate Over Retroactive Application

As for whether the amendment would apply to those who have already retired, the issue has not yet been resolved within the Council of Representatives.

According to information obtained by Channel8 from parliamentarians, the retroactive application of the law to former retirees depends on the final decision during the parliamentary vote, and it remains unclear whether the amendment will be implemented retroactively.