Pension

More than 3.5 million people received increased pensions and social insurance allowances from July 1: 90% received early through accounts

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On the morning of July 3, Vietnam Social Security provided press information on the issue of timely payment to beneficiaries, when pensions and social insurance allowances increased from July 1.

Elderly people happily welcome the first month of pension increase of 8%

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Many elderly people cannot hide their joy when their pensions increase by 8%, and they have more conditions to pay for medicine and daily living.

Ministry of Home Affairs responds to proposal to reduce social insurance contributions by less than 15 years to receive pensions

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Regarding the proposal to reduce social insurance contributions by less than 15 years to receive a pension, the Ministry of Home Affairs believes that there needs to be time to assess the impact before considering adjustments.

Proposal to allow deduction of pensions and social insurance allowances to recover wrongly received benefits

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Can Tho - The City Department of Home Affairs proposes to allow social insurance agencies to deduct pensions and social insurance allowances to recover wrongly received money.

Hanoi Chairman directs after a series of reflections on the authorization procedure for receiving pensions

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Hanoi - Chairman of the City People's Committee Vu Dai Thang requested to continue to tighten discipline and administrative order after a series of reflections on the procedure for authorizing pension receipt.

5 years to receive allowances, policy gaps need to be removed soon

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The fact that the social insurance agency directly handed over more than 177 million VND of "frozen" social insurance allowance to Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngat is a happy ending after nearly 5 years of waiting.

Proposal to remove the 12-month limit for authorization to receive pensions: Elderly people will be less burdened

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The proposal to remove the 12-month limit for pension authorization certificates is assessed by experts as helping to reduce procedures, costs, and create more convenience for the elderly.

People agree with the proposal to remove the 12-month limit when authorizing pension payment

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Hanoi - People expressed their agreement with the proposal to remove the 12-month limit when authorizing pension payment to save time and reduce travel burden.

Proposal to reduce the age for enjoying social pension benefits: Expecting to reduce the burden of old age

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Can Tho - The proposal to reduce the age for enjoying social pension benefits has received much attention from elderly people without pensions and with difficult lives.

Official salary and allowance policies take effect from July 1st

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Salary policies such as increasing the base salary to 2.53 million VND, pensions increased by 8% and many policies on allowances took effect from July 1.

Pension increases, childbirth support... and a series of new policies changing from July 1, 2026

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Increasing pensions, supporting childbirth, adding HPV vaccine to compulsory immunization... are prominent health policies that will be applied from July 1, 2026.

Officially announced the pension payment schedule for provinces and cities nationwide in July 2026

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Vietnam Social Security has guided Social Security agencies of provinces and cities on the payment of pensions and monthly social insurance allowances to beneficiaries in July 2026.

Proposal to change the method of calculating social insurance contribution time to receive pensions

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The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes detailed regulations on how to convert the monthly social insurance contribution time when calculating benefits, from 0.25 years to one year.

Pensioners increase, one-time social insurance withdrawals decrease sharply

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After nearly 1 year of implementing the 2024 Social Insurance Law, the number of people receiving monthly pensions and social insurance allowances continues to increase, while the number of people receiving one-time social insurance benefits has decreased.

Removing the 12-month limit when authorizing pension payment, reducing the burden for the elderly

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The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes to amend the Law on Social Insurance in the direction of removing the regulation that the power of attorney to receive pensions and social insurance allowances is only valid for a maximum of 12 months.