Vietnam Social Security has issued Official Dispatch 3447/BHXH-TCKT in 2025 on the payment of pensions and social insurance allowances for the payment periods of January, February and March 2026.
The official dispatch is issued based on:
Decree 233/2025/ND-CP stipulating the financial mechanism and organization of social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance activities;
Notice 12590/TB-BNV 2025 on job day swap during the 2026 New Year holiday;
Notice 9441/TB-BNV 2025 on Lunar New Year holiday and National Day holiday in 2026.
Accordingly, in order to ensure full and timely payment to beneficiaries, Vietnam Social Security has guided the adjustment of the pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule in the first months of 2026.
For January 2026, social insurance agencies of provinces and centrally-run cities shall pay pensions and social insurance allowances through personal accounts according to the schedule previously instructed. The first working day of the month is January 5, 2026, the second working day is January 6, 2026.
For February and March 2026, provincial social insurance will pay a combined payment of 2 months of pensions and social insurance allowances (February and March 2026) in the same payment period of February 2026. The payment applies to all beneficiaries, including receiving cash and receiving through personal accounts.
Separately, social insurance of Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces, previously carried out combined payments for 3 months (December 2025, January and February 2026) according to Official Dispatch 3145/BHXH-TCKT in 2025. For these localities, pensions and social insurance allowances for March 2026 will be paid in the payment period of February 2026.
Thus, in March 2026, pensions and social insurance allowances will not be paid separately, because the money of this month has been paid in bulk with February 2026 to workers nationwide.
The adjustment of the payment schedule is to be consistent with the holiday schedule and working days at the beginning of 2026, while ensuring that the rights of beneficiaries are not interrupted or lacking.
Workers and people receiving pensions and social insurance allowances should pay attention to this information to avoid confusion and anxiety when not receiving money in March 2026.
