Pensions in Hanoi are adjusted in payment schedule due to New Year holiday
Because the 2026 New Year holiday lasts 4 days, the pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for January 2026 in Hanoi is adjusted to be postponed compared to normal to ensure smooth payment organization for beneficiaries.
Hanoi Social Insurance is expected to pay pensions and allowances in cash and transfer them to personal accounts from January 6 to January 10, 2012.
At the transaction point of the payment service organization, payment starts from January 12 to the end of January 25.
Due to the late Lunar New Year 2026, it is not possible to pay for two consecutive months in one period as in previous years.
Cash payment points arrange a minimum payment time of 6 hours per day.
More than 606,000 people in Hanoi are receiving pensions and social insurance allowances
According to statistics from Hanoi Social Insurance, in the December 2025 payment period, the whole city had more than 606,000 people receiving pensions and social insurance allowances, with a total payment amount of over 4,200 billion VND.
Notably, nearly 603,500 people receive pensions through personal accounts, accounting for about 99.5%, showing an increasingly clear trend of non-cash payments in pension payments.
Localities pay pensions from the first working day after holidays
Not only Hanoi, but in many other localities, because the first day of 2026 coincides with the New Year holiday, the payment of pensions and social insurance allowances through personal accounts will be carried out on the first working day after the holiday, which is January 5, 2026.
According to current regulations, pensions and monthly social insurance allowances are paid on the second working day of the month; if the holiday coincides, the payment time will be postponed to the next working day.
Specifically:
Payment via account: from January 5 to January 12, 2026
Cash payment: from January 12 to January 25, 2026
Previously, some localities were paid a combined pension of 3 months.
Previously, the Government issued Resolution No. 380/NQ-CP in 2025 to promptly support people in localities heavily affected by storms and floods.
One of the notable contents is that Vietnam Social Security implements a combined payment of 3 months of pension and social insurance allowance, including December 2025, January and February 2026, right in the December 2025 payment period.
This policy is applied to 4 provinces: Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong. Early payment is expected to help pension and allowance recipients have more resources to cope with difficulties, rebuild their lives after storms and floods and prepare for essential spending during Tet.
