According to the Summary Report on the implementation of the Law on Social Insurance (BHXH) No. 41/2024/QH15 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the work of resolving social insurance and unemployment insurance regimes for beneficiaries is always carried out promptly, fully, and in accordance with regulations.
In 2025, the social insurance agency settled for more than 175.7 thousand people to receive pensions; an increase of 93% compared to 2024, the main reason is the arising number of people settling for pension benefits according to Decree No. 177/2024/ND-CP and Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 67/2025/ND-CP).
These are 2 prominent Decrees on implementing the early retirement policy in 2025, in particular, the early retirement policy stipulated in Decree No. 178/2024/ND-CP is breakthrough when stipulating that employees can retire before the age of 10 without being reduced the pension benefit rate.
According to statistics, the number of people settling for one-time social insurance benefits through basic years has increased (the following year is higher than the previous year). However, by 2024, the number of people enjoying one-time social insurance benefits has decreased by 1.53% compared to 2023. In 2025, the number of people enjoying one-time social insurance benefits decreased by 24.43% compared to 2024. In the first 3 months of 2026, the number of people enjoying one-time social insurance benefits continued to decrease sharply compared to the same period in 2025.
As of the end of the first quarter of 2026, the number of people receiving monthly pensions and social insurance allowances is more than 3.5 million people; an increase of 3.01% compared to the number of people receiving benefits in 2024. It is expected that by the end of 2026, the number of people receiving benefits will be more than 3.54 million people.
The 2024 Law on Social Insurance supplements maternity allowance regimes for voluntary social insurance participants; after nearly a year of implementation, the policy has initially been effective.
From July 1, 2025 to the end of the first quarter of 2026, the social insurance agency has resolved maternity benefits for 5,193 people participating in voluntary social insurance from the state budget. This result shows that the policy has met the practical needs of voluntary social insurance participants, contributing to consolidating trust and enhancing the attractiveness of social insurance policy.
Currently, the whole country is implementing social pension benefits for 2.5 million people; the state budget spends nearly 7,000 billion VND.
5 provinces and cities raise the allowance level higher than the level specified in Decree No. 176/2025/ND-CP (Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City level 650,000 VND/month, Hai Phong City and Quang Ninh province level 700,000 VND, Tuyen Quang level 530,000 VND).
The increase in social pension benefits has gradually met the social assistance needs of a part of the population in difficult circumstances.
100% of social retirees are issued health insurance cards and are applied a 100% benefit level for medical examination and treatment costs within the scope of benefits of health insurance participants.
