In order to ensure full and timely payment of pensions and social insurance (SI) benefits to beneficiaries, Vietnam Social Insurance has a specific payment schedule for 34 provinces and cities.
The pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for January 2026 is specifically as follows:
Payment via personal account
Organize monthly pension and social insurance allowance payments through personal accounts at the regional social insurance agency. No later than the 5th of each month, the KHTC Department transfers money to the beneficiary's personal account.
Payment at fixed payment points
From January 2, 2026 to January 10, 2026, organize payment at least 6 hours/day at all payment points;
Only end the payment before the 10th for points that have paid all beneficiaries according to the list sent by the Social Insurance agency.
Payment at transaction points of payment service organizations
From the 11th of the month, pension payments will continue at payment points that are transaction points of payment service organizations until the 25th of the month.
Note that in case the payment date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the payment date will be the next working day.
Regarding the form of pension and social insurance allowance payment via personal account, Vietnam Social Insurance requires social insurance agencies of provinces and cities to strictly implement the preparation, control, and approval of electronic payment orders before the 1st of the payment month.
Coordinate with banking systems to review, compare and authenticate beneficiary information between the database of Vietnam Social Insurance and beneficiary information at banking systems to ensure the payment of pensions and social insurance benefits is accurate, complete, timely, and uninterrupted.
Regarding the payment of pensions and social insurance benefits in cash, local social insurance agencies coordinate with provincial and municipal post offices in their areas in charge of organizing payment according to the agreed pension and monthly social insurance benefits payment schedule between the regional social insurance agency and the provincial post office.
4 provinces and cities pay pensions and social insurance benefits for January the earliest due to a combined payment of 3 months
Notably, in this new payment period, beneficiaries in the four provinces of Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa have been paid pensions and social insurance benefits from the payment period in December 2025.
Accordingly, from December 5, implementing the direction of the Government, the Post Offices of Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa provinces have arranged human resources and facilities to accurately, safely, quickly and promptly pay 3 months of pensions and social insurance benefits for December 2025, January and February 2026 to beneficiaries in the area.
This activity aims to implement the Government's direction in Resolution No. 380/NQ-CP dated November 25, 2025 on solutions to overcome the consequences of natural disasters and restore production in localities in the Central region and Official Letter No. 3145/BHXH-TCKT dated November 27, 2025 of the Social Insurance of Vietnam on the combined payment of 3 months of pension and social insurance benefits.
According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung, Director of Dak Lak Provincial Post Office, in the payment period of December 2025, the Provincial Post Office made payments to 24,125 beneficiaries in the whole area with a total payment amount of nearly 352 billion VND.
However, after the recent flood, some areas have not fully recovered, some places have not been able to contact beneficiaries. The unit has urgently coordinated with the locality to review the subjects and update information, ensuring that beneficiary information is fully and promptly updated.
In Dak Lak, the Provincial Post Office focuses on payment at payment points until December 7, 2025. After this time, beneficiaries can go directly to the Central Post Office, Departments, and the Post Office - Culture of communes in the area to receive.
In addition to paying at points, for beneficiaries who are elderly and infirm, unable to travel, and have no one to replace them to authorize, the Post Office makes payments at home.
In Lam Dong, the Provincial Post Office has arranged 296 payment points in the entire area. Each payment point publicly lists the list of increase and decrease pensioners and monthly social insurance beneficiaries, and notifies beneficiaries about social insurance regimes.
In the payment period of December 2025, Lam Dong Provincial Post Office made payments to 14,799 beneficiaries in the area, of which 142 beneficiaries were paid at home. The total pension and social insurance benefits paid in the period is 253.3 billion VND. The direct payment work at the point has lasted until December 10, 2025.
