On May 2nd, Vietnam Social Security said that May every year is the month to mobilize the implementation of universal social insurance (BHXH).
This is an important highlight to raise awareness, responsibility and participation of the whole society towards social insurance policies.
Mr. Le Hung Son, Director of Vietnam Social Security, said: "Under the direction of the Ministry of Finance, the organization of the Month of mobilization to implement universal social insurance annually aims to attract the attention of all classes of people to social insurance policies; propagate and encourage people to participate in social insurance towards the goal of universal social insurance; encourage and raise the sense of responsibility of employers in proactively participating in social insurance for employees.
To concretize the above tasks, according to the assigned functions and tasks, from 2019 to now, Vietnam Social Security has regularly directed social security agencies in provinces and cities to implement the All-People Social Insurance Mobilization Month in many diverse forms, suitable for each locality.
The effectiveness is also clearly seen, every time the Month of Mobilization for the implementation of universal social insurance is organized, the number of people participating in social insurance has a positive increase.
More importantly, awareness of the superiority of social insurance policies has gradually changed positively, creating a foundation for the results of expanding social insurance coverage in the past time.
By the end of 2025, the number of social insurance participants reached 21.53 million people, an increase of 6.80 million people compared to 2018, equivalent to an increase of 46.14%.
The rate of working-age labor participating in social insurance reached 45.11%, an increase of 14.86% compared to 2018.
These figures show that the goal of universal social insurance is no longer a long-term orientation but has been and is being concretized by practical results.
Entering the Month of mobilization for the implementation of universal social insurance in 2026, the Vietnam Social Insurance system continues to identify communication and mobilization to develop participants as a key task, which needs to be implemented synchronously and practically, strongly towards the grassroots level and closely following each group of subjects.
Currently, local social insurance agencies are regularly paying for about 3.5 million people receiving pensions, social insurance allowances, and monthly allowances.
It is known that according to a recent report by Vietnam Social Security, the number of people receiving pensions over 20 million VND/month is 11,560 people. Detailed number of pensioners according to the benefit level is as follows:
The satisfaction level of social insurance and unemployment insurance participants in 2025 reached 88%, exceeding 3% compared to the target set in Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW.
In the coming time, the task of expanding social insurance coverage will continue to be strongly promoted.
The Government has issued Resolution No. 403/NQ-CP on assigning targets for developing social insurance participants to 2030 to 34 provinces and cities directly under the Central Government; in which the goal is that the whole country has over 29.33 million social insurance participants, and the number of voluntary social insurance participants reaches at least 2.44 million people.
On that basis, Vietnam Social Security advised the Ministry of Finance to issue Plan No. 472/QD-BTC dated March 16, 2026 to implement Resolution No. 403/NQ-CP of the Government.
The plan clearly defines key tasks and solutions, from advising on perfecting mechanisms and policies; strengthening coordination with Party committees and local authorities; assigning targets for developing participants to grassroots levels; innovating communication and mobilization work; to improving service quality, ensuring full and timely benefits for participants and policy beneficiaries.
