Ms. Duong Thi Minh Chau - Head of the Propaganda and Support Department for Social Insurance participants in Hanoi City said that, implementing the direction of Vietnam Social Insurance on the Social Insurance agency directly transferring monthly pension and social insurance allowance payments through personal accounts to beneficiaries on the 2nd of each month.
If the 2nd falls on a holiday, the payment schedule will start from the first working day after the holiday. For those who receive pensions and social insurance benefits in cash, the Social Insurance agency will coordinate with the Post Office to pay after the payment date via personal accounts.
Regarding the pension and social insurance allowance payment activities for beneficiaries in the capital in September 2025, Ms. Duong Thi Minh Chau said: "Because September 2 is the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Social Insurance agency plans to pay beneficiaries through personal accounts on September 3, pay in cash to nearly 3,500 people, then the Social Insurance agency will coordinate with the Post Office to develop a timely payment plan for beneficiaries after September 4".
It is known that in August 2025, the unit paid pensions and social insurance benefits to 598,673 cases with a total amount of more than VND 4,140 billion. Of which, the number of people receiving through personal accounts is 595,237 people (999,42%), with an amount of more than VND 4,096 billion; the number of people receiving in cash at payment points is 3,436 people (0,58%) with an amount of over VND 43.6 billion...
Ms. Duong Thi Minh Chau added that in order for the payment of monthly pensions and social insurance benefits to continue to go smoothly, ensuring the smooth rights of beneficiaries when operating the two-level local government and in accordance with the provisions of the Social Insurance Law No. 41/2024/QH15 (Sharing Law 2024) effective from July 1, 2024, Hanoi Social Insurance recommends that beneficiaries pay attention to some changes in the authorization to receive pensions and social insurance benefits as follows:
- Regarding the authorization to receive pensions and social insurance benefits: In cases of authorization to receive pensions and social insurance benefits and other regimes, the authorization document is valid for a maximum of 12 months from the date of authorization; The authorization document must be certified in accordance with the provisions of law on certification.
For the authorization granted under the provisions of Law No. 58/2014/QH13 ( social insurance law 2014), the implementation period is until June 30, 2025. After July 1, 2025, beneficiaries must re-establish authorization or carry out certification procedures in a timely manner so as not to interrupt the receipt of monthly pension and social insurance benefits.
- Every year, beneficiaries of social insurance regimes through personal accounts opened at banks are responsible for coordinating with social insurance agencies or service organizations authorized by social insurance agencies to verify information that is eligible for social insurance regimes according to regulations.
