This Circular takes effect from October 2, 2025.
Employees participating in compulsory social insurance in the Ministry of National Defense, including: Officers, professional soldiers of the People's Army; people working in secret service who receive salaries as for soldiers; non-commissioned officers, soldiers of the People's Army; military students, secret service students studying are entitled to living expenses.
Article 18, Circular No. 90/2025/TT-BQP stipulates the reservation of social insurance payment period for soldiers and people working in secret service who receive salaries as for soldiers as follows:
Employees specified in Clause 1, Article 2 of this Circular, if they do not meet the retirement conditions prescribed in Article 12 of Decree No. 157/2025/ND-CP but do not receive one-time social insurance as prescribed, will be confirmed by the Military Social Insurance, reserved the time and social insurance payment level as prescribed in Article 71 of the Law on Social Insurance, implemented as follows:
During the retention period, if they continue to pay social insurance, they will have their social insurance payment period added (including the compulsory social insurance payment period and the voluntary insurance payment period) and will have their social insurance regimes resolved according to regulations for each subject at the time of settlement of the social insurance regime.
During the retention period, if there is a desire to receive one-time social insurance, the social insurance of the province or centrally run city where the employee is residing will base on the social insurance book to pay one-time social insurance.
Employees who have paid social insurance for 15 years or more and do not continue to pay social insurance during the retention period, when they reach the age specified in Point a or Point b, Clause 1, Article 12 of Decree No. 157/2025/ND-CP, are entitled to receive a monthly pension, resolved by the social insurance of the province or centrally-run city where they are Permanently residing.
Employees who have paid social insurance for 20 years or more, during the retention period, they do not continue to work and do not pay social insurance, if they are sick or have a risky accident and have reduced working capacity, they should proactively go for a medical examination, if their working capacity has decreased by 61% or more, then: a) In case of working in normal working conditions, the time to receive monthly pension when reaching the prescribed age in Point a, Clause 2, Article 65 of the Law on Social Insurance.
For example, 39: QNCN Major Tran Van Sang, born on July 10, 1974, enlisted in May 1997, was demobilized from May 1, 2020 and is holding back his social insurance participation period (the compulsory social insurance payment period is 23 years). On October 10, 2025, the Medical Assessment Council concluded that Comrade Sang had a 61% reduction in working capacity. Thus, comrade Sang is eligible for pension benefits from November 1, 2025 (age of 51 years and 3 months).
b) In case the period of social insurance payment is 15 years or more in a particularly arduous, toxic, or dangerous job or job on the list issued by a competent authority, they are eligible for retirement regardless of age as prescribed in Point b, Clause 2, Article 65 of the Law on Social Insurance. The time to receive the monthly pension is from the 1st of the month following the month of the conclusion of the Medical Assessment Council.
During the retention period, if an employee dies, the relatives will enjoy the death regime prescribed in Section 4 of this Circular, resolved by the social insurance of the province or centrally-run city where the employee resides.
During the retention period, they are not entitled to sick leave or maternity leave; except in cases of giving birth or adopting children when surrendering or adopting a child under 06 months old as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 50 of the Law on Social Insurance.
