The Government Information Portal publishes the draft Circular guiding the implementation of adjustments to pensions, social insurance allowances and monthly allowances. When promulgated, the circular is expected to take effect from July 1, 2026.
According to the draft Circular stipulating the subjects of application (Article 1) as follows:
Subjects specified in points a, b, c, h, i and k, clause 1, Article 1 of the Decree being drafted.
Comparison according to the draft regulation includes the following subjects:
a) Cadres, civil servants, workers, public employees and laborers (including those who have participated in voluntary social insurance, those who retired from the Nghe An farmers' social insurance fund transferred under Decision No. 41/2009/QD-TTg dated March 16, 2009 of the Prime Minister on transferring Nghe An farmers' social insurance to voluntary social insurance); military personnel, people's police and people working in cryptography who are receiving monthly pensions.
b) Commune, ward, and town officials specified in Decree No. 33/2023/ND-CP dated June 10, 2023 regulating commune-level cadres, civil servants and non-specialized personnel at the commune level, in villages and residential groups, Decree No. 34/2019/ND-CP dated April 24, 2019 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of regulations on commune-level cadres, civil servants and non-specialized personnel at the commune level, in villages and residential groups, Decree No. 92/2009/ND-CP dated October 22, 2009 of the Government on titles, quantities, a number of regimes and policies for cadres, civil servants in communes, wards, towns and non-specialized personnel at the commune level, Decree No. 121/2003/ND-CP dated October 21, 2003 of the Government on regimes and policies for cadres and civil servants in communes, wards, and towns and Decree No. 09/1998/ND-CP dated January 23, 1998 of the Government amending and supplementing De
c) People who are receiving monthly unemployment benefits according to the provisions of law; people who are receiving monthly allowances according to Decision No. 91/2000/QD-TTg dated August 4, 2000 of the Prime Minister on subsidizing people who have reached retirement age at the time of stopping receiving monthly unemployment benefits, Decision No. 613/QD-TTg dated May 6, 2010 of the Prime Minister on monthly allowances for people who have been working for 15 to less than 20 years and have actually expired the term for receiving unemployment benefits; rubber workers who are receiving monthly allowances according to Decision No. 206-CP dated May 30, 1979 of the Government Council on policies for newly released workers who do heavy and hazardous work and are now old and weak and have to quit their jobs.
h) People who are receiving monthly occupational accident and disease allowances.
i) People who are receiving monthly survivor's allowance before January 1, 1995.
2. Subjects specified in points a, b and c who quit their jobs to receive pensions, social insurance allowances, and monthly allowances before January 1, 1995 (including those who quit their jobs to receive unemployment benefits before January 1, 1995, and then continued to receive allowances according to Decision No. 91/2000/QD-TTg dated August 4, 2000 of the Prime Minister on subsidies for those who have reached retirement age at the time of stopping receiving monthly unemployment allowances and Decision No. 613/QD-TTg dated May 6, 2010 of the Prime Minister on monthly allowances for those who have been working for 15 years to less than 20 years and have actually expired the term of enjoying unemployment benefits) after adjusting according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 2 of this Circular who have a pension, social insurance allowance, and monthly allowance level lower than 3,800,000 VND/month.
