Level of funeral expense support for the elderly when they die from October 2026

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 2, Article 11, Decree 335/2026/ND-CP (effective from October 5, 2026) stipulates that the level of funeral expense support for subjects specified in Clause 1 of this Article is at least 20 times the standard level specified in Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree.

In case the subject specified in Clause 1 of this Article is supported with funeral expenses, funeral expenses specified in different documents with different levels of support, only the highest level is enjoyed.

Clause 1, Article 11, Decree 335/2026/ND-CP stipulates the subjects of funeral expense support when they die as follows:

a) Subjects specified in Article 5 of this Decree who are receiving monthly social allowances or subjects who have a Declaration requesting to enjoy regimes and policies and are eligible to enjoy, but the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee has not issued a decision on monthly social allowances;

b) Children of poor single parents raising children specified in Clause 4, Article 5 of this Decree;

c) People from 75 years old who are receiving monthly social insurance survivor's allowance, other monthly allowances;

d) People from 70 to under 75 years old belonging to poor and near-poor households who are receiving monthly social insurance survivor's allowance.

Clause 2, Article 4 of Decree 335/2026/ND-CP stipulates that the standard level of social assistance is 540,000 VND/month.

Thus, from October 5, 2026, the elderly person in the above case when deceased will receive funeral expense support of 10,800,000 VND.