Article 64 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024 stipulates:
Subjects and conditions for pension
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2. Subjects specified in Points d, d and e, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Law, when on leave with a period of compulsory social insurance payment of 15 years or more, will receive a pension if they fall into one of the following cases:
a) Be at least 5 years younger than the age prescribed in Clause 2, Article 169 of the Labor Code, except for cases where the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army, the Law on the People's Public Security, the Law on the backbone, the Law on Professional Soldiers, Workers and National Defense Officials have other provisions;
b) Be at least 10 years younger than the age specified in Clause 2, Article 169 of the Labor Code and have a total period of compulsory social insurance payment of at least 15 years when working in a heavy, toxic, dangerous or especially heavy, toxic, dangerous job on the list of heavy, toxic, dangerous or especially heavy, toxic, dangerous jobs issued by the Minister of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs or working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, including working time in areas with regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021;
c) People infected with HIV/AIDS due to occupational accidents while performing assigned tasks.
3. The Government stipulates pension benefits for cases of unknown date of birth, month of birth or lost records and other special cases.
Referring to Point e, Clause 1, Article 2 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024, it is stipulated that:
Subjects participating in compulsory social insurance and voluntary social insurance
1. Employees who are Vietnamese citizens subject to compulsory social insurance include:
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e) Standing militia;
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Thus, a standing militia with a period of compulsory social insurance payment of 15 years or more will receive a pension if they fall into one of the above cases.
