Phu Tho Provincial Social Insurance said that the number of people participating in compulsory social insurance in the first 8 months of the year reached 607,921 people, equal to 103.07% of the plan. The number of people participating in unemployment insurance (BHTN) reached 579,571 people. The number of people participating in health insurance (BHYT) reached 3,422,319 people, coverage rate 92.5%.
The total amount collected in 8 months reached more than 13,638 billion VND, equal to 65.91% of the annual plan and exceeding the set progress by 3.29%. The rate of late payment for interest calculation is 1.38%, 0.17% lower than the target assigned by Vietnam Social Security.
During the period, the provincial social insurance sector has resolved new social insurance benefits for more than 24,600 turns of people and resolved new unemployment insurance benefits for 1,880 people.
Notably, the rate of payment through non-cash payment methods as of September 2026 reached 98.72%, contributing to accelerating the payment of benefits to beneficiaries.
Besides the achieved results, Phu Tho Provincial Social Insurance identified some difficult tasks. The rate of development of voluntary social insurance participants only reached 90.76% of the annual plan, while health insurance reached 96.85%. Health insurance medical examination and treatment costs in the province are still higher than the national average.
Director of Phu Tho Provincial Social Insurance Nguyen Duy Phuong requested units to focus on developing participants, reducing late payments, controlling health insurance medical examination and treatment costs, and promoting digital transformation and data standardization.
At the same time, the sector continues to improve service quality, ensuring timely and full settlement and payment of social insurance and unemployment insurance regimes.
