The Minister of Home Affairs issued Circular 24/2025/TT-BNV dated December 24, 2025, amending Circular 09/2005/TT-BNV guiding the implementation of the special allowance regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces.
Accordingly, replacing the "Annex to the list of island areas far from the mainland and border areas subject to special allowances" issued together with Circular 09/2005 with the "Annex to the list of areas subject to special allowances" issued together with Circular 24/2025.
According to the new list, the areas eligible for special allowances are distributed in 24 provinces and cities and other areas (including: Vietnam Sea Region (forces directly performing tasks at sea under the Ministry of National Defense); Vietnam Sea Region (forces directly performing tasks at sea under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment)).
In the list, the areas entitled to 100% allowance include:
- Societies: Son Vi, Ban May (Tuyen Quang province);
- Communes: Pa U, Thu Lum (Lai Chau province);
- Communes: Muong Nhe, Sin Thau (Dien Bien province);
- Truong Sa Special Zone (Khanh Hoa province);
- DK1 rig (Ho Chi Minh City);
- Vietnam's sea area (the force directly performing tasks at sea under the Ministry of National Defense).
According to Circular 24/2025, the scope and beneficiaries of special allowances are as follows:
- Officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, soldiers, cadres, civil servants, public employees, laborers who have been ranked according to the salary scale prescribed by the State, workers in the payroll of agencies and units under the Vietnam People's Army, People's Police and key organizations.
- Cadres, civil servants, public employees and contract workers (including those who are in probation) who have been salaried according to the salary scale prescribed by the State working in state agencies, state-owned public service units, associations and non-governmental organizations established by competent authorities.
