Clause 2, Article 4 of Decree No. 176/2025/ND-CP stipulates the order and procedures for implementing social pension benefits for people changing their place of residence as follows:
In case the subject receiving social pension benefits changes the place of residence and proposes to receive social pension benefits at the new place of residence (according to Form No. 01 issued with this Decree), the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune where the old place of residence decides to stop paying social pension benefits in the area and has a document attached to the relevant documents of the person requesting the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune where the new place of residence of the person requesting.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of the new commune where he or she resides shall base on the relevant documents of the person requesting the pension, consider the decision to continue paying social pension benefits and pay social pension benefits from the month of ceiling payment at the old place of residence.
According to Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024, Vietnamese citizens who are old enough to retire and have paid social insurance but are not eligible for pension according to the provisions of law and are not eligible for social pension benefits according to the provisions of Article 21 of this Law, if they do not receive one-time social insurance and do not reserve it but have a request, they will receive monthly allowances from their own contributions; the duration of the allowance and the monthly allowance level are determined based on the contribution period, based on the social insurance payment of the employee.
