According to statistics from Vietnam Social Security, the payment of pensions and social insurance benefits for the May 2025 payment period, as of 3:00 p.m. on April 28, 2025, the entire Vietnam Social Insurance system has basically completed the payment for 3.41 million people receiving monthly pensions and social insurance benefits for the May 2025 payment period, ensuring speed, convenience and safety in accordance with regulations.
The Social Insurance Agency will pay directly through personal accounts on April 25 and 26, 2025 to 2.74 million beneficiaries (accounting for about 80% of the total number of pensioners and monthly social insurance beneficiaries) with a total amount of VND 17,763 billion.
Cash payment via the post system from April 25 to 28, 2025 through other flexible payment methods such as: cash at payment points or payment at home (for cases of old age, loneliness, illness, illness and inability to come and receive at payment points) for 671 thousand beneficiaries (20% of total monthly pensioners and social insurance beneficiaries) with a total amount of 3,536 billion VND.
Vietnam Social Insurance said: With the spirit of dedication and responsibility to perform well the assigned tasks, in just a short time, Vietnam Social Insurance has focused resources on implementing payment work to beneficiaries nationwide as soon as possible and in the most timely manner as prescribed.
Immediately after the Prime Minister issued the Official Dispatch and the Ministry of Finance directed, Vietnam Social Insurance issued Official Dispatch No. 534/BHXH-TCKT dated April 21, 2025, requesting Vietnam Post Corporation, Social Insurance of regions, Social Insurance of provinces and cities to review data, focus resources and organize the payment of pensions and social insurance benefits for May 2025 from April 25 to April 28, 2025 to ensure completeness, timeliness and compliance with regulations.
Vietnam Social Insurance has immediately developed the most optimal payment plan; focused on and prepared funding sources; increased the allocation of human resources and information technology infrastructure to connect with post offices to transfer electronic payment lists for cash payment; connected bilateral payments to the banking system, regularly monitored payment days for electronic payment orders to beneficiaries; immediately handled system errors and cases of incorrect account information so that payment was not interrupted.
Social Insurance of localities seeks support from Party committees, authorities, post offices, and banking systems to ensure smooth, timely, and safe payment.
In parallel with payment work, Social Insurance in regions and Social Insurance in provinces also promote propaganda and instruct people to use the convenient form of pension receipt through personal accounts, contributing to modernizing payment methods, ensuring the best benefits for beneficiaries.
According to Vietnam Social Insurance, the early payment of pensions and social insurance benefits for May 2025, right before the April 30 holiday, has created conditions for beneficiaries to celebrate the 50th anniversary of National Reunification Day and stimulate consumption in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister.
Thereby, showing the deep, timely and meaningful attention of the Government and the Prime Minister, and the active and active direction of the Ministry of Finance, the efforts of Vietnam Social Insurance in the context of streamlining and arranging the apparatus to ensure better and better the rights of participants, enjoy social insurance policies; The people are very excited, acknowledged and appreciated.
