Implementing Directive 36/CT-TTg dated December 31, 2025 of the Prime Minister on organizing the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026 to be joyful, healthy, safe, and economical, in order to effectively implement social security policies and care for people's lives, Vietnam Social Security will pay pensions and social insurance allowances for February and March 2026 in the same payment period as February 2026, helping people enjoy the joy of Spring and welcome Tet.
In order to ensure full and timely payment of pensions and social insurance allowances in February and March 2026 to beneficiaries, Vietnam Social Security has guided Social Security agencies of provinces and centrally-run cities to implement the combined payment of 2 months of pensions and social insurance allowances in February and March 2026 to people.
Provincial Social Insurance implements only a combined payment of 2 months of pension and social insurance allowance (February, March 2026) in the same period of pension and social insurance allowance payment in February 2026, applicable to both beneficiaries receiving in cash and receiving through personal accounts.
For 4 provinces Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong: These localities have implemented the combined payment of 3 months of pension and social insurance allowance (December 2025, January and February 2026 in the same payment period of December 2025). March 2026 will be paid in the February 2026 payment period.
Detailed schedule of monthly pension and social insurance allowance payments in provinces and cities as follows:
For example, in Hanoi, the pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule is expected from February 3, 2026.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule is expected from February 2, 2026.
To maximize payment facilitation for beneficiaries, Vietnam Social Security requires provincial Social Security agencies to preside over and closely coordinate with the Provincial Post Office to implement:
- Arrange human resources to prepare, transfer lists, control, approve electronic payment orders and transfer funds promptly, without affecting the rights of beneficiaries.
- Develop a plan to pay a combined of 02 months of pension and social insurance allowance (February, March 2026) in accordance with the funding plan and the Lunar New Year holiday time of 2026, ensuring full and timely payment to beneficiaries.
- Report to the Party Committee and local authorities on the plan to pay the combined 02-month pension and social insurance allowance to unify implementation.
-Strengthening inspection and supervision of payment and management of beneficiaries by the postal agency; promptly removing difficulties in the process of declaration so as not to affect the rights of beneficiaries; recovering according to regulations for cases where beneficiaries have received 02 months of pension and social insurance allowance combined but then passed away.
- Promote propaganda and encourage beneficiaries to receive pensions and social insurance allowances through personal accounts for convenience and speed; fully inform beneficiaries of the payment schedule.
Vietnam Social Security also requests Vietnam Post Corporation to direct its affiliated units to coordinate with the social insurance agency to implement the following contents:
- Proactively prepare conditions for full and timely payment; organize home payments for elderly, lonely, and sick people who are unable to receive pensions and social insurance allowances at the payment point.
- Promptly notify beneficiaries of changes in payment schedules (if any).
- Strengthen measures to manage beneficiaries; grasp the situation of beneficiaries at their place of residence, especially beneficiaries received through personal accounts and other authorized beneficiaries; promptly recover according to regulations for cases that have received 02 months of pension and social insurance allowance combined and then passed away.
According to Vietnam Social Security, with this policy, more than 3.5 million people nationwide will receive pensions and social insurance allowances for February and March 2026 before the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year, through flexible payment forms such as: cash payment at payment points; home payment; payment through personal accounts.
