Ms. Duong Thi Minh Chau - Head of the Department of Propaganda and Support for Social Insurance Participants Region I (Hanoi) - advised:
From July 1, 2025, the Social Insurance Law 2024 officially takes effect. In particular, the provisions of Article 75 clearly state that the payment of monthly pensions and social insurance benefits will be temporarily suspended for 3 specific cases to ensure transparency and fairness in the implementation of social security policies.
3 cases of temporary suspension of pension and social insurance allowance payments include people who illegally leave the country, people declared missing by the court and people whose personal information cannot be verified.
Including cases of illegal exit:
People receiving pensions or social insurance benefits will be temporarily suspended from receiving benefits if they are discovered to have left the country in violation of the law. According to the Social Insurance Agency, the payment of the regime to subjects who are no longer residing in Vietnam and do not fulfill their declaration obligations is not in accordance with current regulations.
This is applied to prevent social insurance fraud, while supporting population control and transparency of the list of beneficiaries.
In case the person is declared missing by the Court:
In case the person who is entitled to a pension or social insurance allowance is declared by the Court, the social insurance agency will also temporarily stop paying the regime. The reason is that the authorities cannot verify the current situation of the beneficiary, so there is no basis to continue transferring money into the personal account.
In case personal information cannot be verified:
The 2024 Social Insurance Law stipulates that pensioners and monthly social insurance benefits through personal bank accounts are responsible for conducting periodic verification according to instructions from the Social Insurance agency or authorized unit. If personal information cannot be verified, the payment will also be temporarily suspended until the beneficiary completes the confirmation procedure.
This regulation aims to prevent the situation of forging identities to enjoy benefits for the wrong subjects, ensuring accuracy and fairness in implementing social security policies.
Regarding the conditions for restoring pension and social insurance allowance payments for the above cases, Ms. Duong Thi Minh Chau said:
According to Clause 3, Article 75 of the Social Insurance Law 2024, cases of suspended payment will be considered for restoration of the regime, including the subsidy not received during the interruption period, if one of the following conditions is met:
In case of illegal exit returning to Vietnam and fully complying with current legal regulations, the Social Insurance agency will continue to pay the subsidy.
In case the court cancels the missing decision or declares him/her to have died, the pension and allowance will be immediately restored.
In case personal information has been verified according to the provisions of Article 11 of the Social Insurance Law 2024, the payment will be resumed and the full payment of the suspended allowance will be made.
