Clause 6, Article 5 of the Law on Social Insurance 2024 (effective from July 1, 2025) stipulates:
Principles of social insurance
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6. The minimum period of social insurance payment to determine the conditions for receiving monthly pension and death benefits is calculated annually, a year must be calculated for 12 months. In case of calculating the benefit level, the period of social insurance payment with odd months from 1 month to 6 months is counted as half a year, from 7 months to 11 months is counted as a year.
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Thus, the minimum mandatory social insurance payment period to determine the conditions for receiving monthly pension is calculated annually, a year must be calculated for 12 months.
In case of calculating the benefit level, the period of compulsory social insurance payment with odd months from 1 month to 6 months is counted as half a year, from 7 months to 11 months is counted as one year.
