Social allowance level for elderly people from 75 years old belonging to poor households from October 2026

    Nam Dương |

    Reader monghoaixxx@gmail asks: How are elderly people aged 75 and over who are poor households without people with obligations and rights to support them entitled to social allowances?

    Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

    According to the provisions of point d, clause 1, Article 6, Decree 335/2026/ND-CP (effective from October 5, 2026), the monthly social allowance coefficient is equal to 2.0 for people specified in point a, clause 5, Article 5, Decree 335/2026/ND-CP who are 75 years of age or older;

    Point a, clause 5, Article 5 of Decree 335/2026/ND-CP, elderly people falling into one of the following cases are subjects to regular social assistance in the community: Elderly people from poor households, who do not have people with obligations and rights to support or have people with obligations and rights to support but this person is receiving monthly social allowances;

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

    Thus, from October 5, 2026, elderly people aged 75 and over who are poor households without people with obligations and rights to support will receive monthly social allowances of 1,080,000 VND (540,000 VND/month x 2).

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