Vietnam Social Security (BHXH) has directed social insurance agencies in provinces and cities to proactively review and coordinate to support beneficiaries in re-establishing authorization documents or transferring them to receive via personal accounts, ensuring proper payment to the right people, in accordance with regulations, and without interrupting payment.
New regulations on authorization to receive pensions and social insurance allowances
Law on Social Insurance No. 41/2024/QH15 takes effect from July 1, 2025. According to the provisions of point d, clause 2, Article 10 of the Law, people enjoying social insurance benefits have the right to authorize in writing others to implement social insurance, in case of authorization to receive pensions, social insurance allowances and other regimes according to the provisions of this Law, the authorization document is valid for a maximum of 12 months from the date of establishment of the authorization.
For power of attorney documents established according to the provisions of the 2014 Law on Social Insurance, if they are still valid, they can continue to be used but not more than June 30, 2026. After this time, if the beneficiary still needs to authorize receipt on their behalf, it is necessary to re-establish the power of attorney document according to the provisions of the 2024 Law on Social Insurance.
Regulations on the maximum term of authorization documents to strengthen the management of beneficiaries, prevent risks in payment, and ensure that pensions and social insurance allowances are paid to the right people, in accordance with regulations, and in accordance with regulations.
This is a necessary requirement in the context of the large number of people receiving monthly pensions and social insurance allowances, including many cases of old age, weak health, residing far from the receiving place or having authorized others to receive for them for a long time.
Vietnam Social Security directs review and ensure safety in payment
To organize the unified implementation of the new regulations of the 2024 Law on Social Insurance, Vietnam Social Security has issued documents directing social security agencies of provinces and cities on implementing a number of contents in the management, settlement, enjoyment, and payment of social insurance and unemployment insurance regimes.
Vietnam Social Security requests local social security agencies to proactively review and compare information and data being managed and data provided by Vietnam Social Security to promptly identify and handle risks in the payment process.
In which, it is necessary to focus on reviewing cases of people receiving monthly pensions and social insurance allowances from 90 years old and older; cases of duplicate social insurance codes; cases of authorization to receive monthly pensions and social insurance allowances that have not fully updated the status and information of the authorization or have expired the authorization period.
Based on the direction of Vietnam Social Security, local Social Security agencies have been and are coordinating with post offices, public administrative service centers or local authorities where they reside to verify information, guide people to complete procedures, and at the same time encourage beneficiaries to switch to receiving pensions and social insurance allowances through personal accounts.
Localities flexibly support beneficiaries
In Hanoi, where there is a large number of people receiving monthly pensions and social insurance allowances, the City Social Insurance has proactively coordinated with relevant units to review, confirm and support people to complete authorization procedures according to new regulations, avoiding obstacles when the regulations are fully applied from July 1, 2026.
In Viet Hung ward, Long Bien grassroots social insurance has implemented a peak period of supporting people to carry out procedures related to authorization to receive pensions and social insurance allowances.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang, Deputy Director of Long Bien Grassroots Social Insurance, said: "In Viet Hung ward alone, there are 2,379 cases that need to carry out procedures related to authorization to receive pensions and social insurance allowances.
This volume requires the grassroots social insurance agency to closely coordinate with local authorities and relevant units to provide timely guidance, not allowing it to affect the payment period of beneficiaries".
To bring information to each residential area, Long Bien grassroots social insurance in coordination with Viet Hung Ward People's Committee organized a propaganda conference, directly guiding 62 neighborhood group leaders. This is a force close to the people, close to the area, capable of grasping each case of beneficiaries, especially the elderly, people with limited health or little access to information through the digital environment.
Not only Hanoi, other localities are also proactively reviewing and urging to supplement documents authorizing the receipt of monthly pensions and social insurance allowances according to new regulations.
In Bac Ninh, the Provincial Social Insurance has sent a document to the Bac Ninh Provincial Post Office and Social Insurance agencies on urging the supplementation of powers of attorney to receive pensions and monthly social insurance allowances. The content focuses on managing beneficiaries authorizing others to receive and verify beneficiary information, in order to ensure that management and payment are carried out in accordance with regulations.
Mr. Nguyen Cong Phuong - Head of the Propaganda and Support Department for Participants, Bac Ninh Provincial Social Insurance said: "The Provincial Social Insurance has promoted propaganda on regulations on authorizing the receipt of monthly pensions and social insurance allowances in many forms such as propaganda through the Community Digital Transformation Group; posting information on the Bac Ninh Provincial Social Insurance Electronic Information Portal; coordinating propaganda on local newspapers, radio stations and social networking sites.
Through this, the new regulations are conveyed to each group of beneficiaries, helping people complete procedures on time, ensuring the payment of pensions and social insurance allowances monthly continuously, promptly, to the right people, and in accordance with regulations.
