Two groups of subjects receiving monthly social pension benefits
Decree No. 335/2026/ND-CP also amends and supplements a number of contents of Decree No. 176/2025/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance on social pension benefits.
According to new regulations, the monthly social pension allowance level is determined to be 540,000 VND, applied from July 1.
The first group eligible for policy benefits are Vietnamese citizens aged 75 and over who do not receive pensions or monthly social insurance allowances.
People who are receiving pensions or monthly social insurance allowances but the benefit level is lower than 540,000 VND are also subject to the scope of application according to regulations.
The second group is Vietnamese citizens from 70 years old to under 75 years old from poor and near-poor households, who do not receive monthly pensions or social insurance allowances. Those who are eligible are entitled to a social pension allowance of 540,000 VND/month from July 1.
Compared to previous regulations, the standard social assistance level is 500,000 VND/month, an increase of 40,000 VND/month. This is also the basis for determining the social pension level for groups that meet the conditions according to the provisions of law.
In case a person is simultaneously eligible for social pension benefits and monthly social allowances, they will be entitled to a higher level of benefits.
In addition to the level prescribed by the Government, depending on socio-economic conditions and budget balancing capacity, the Provincial People's Committee can submit to the People's Council of the same level to decide on additional support for beneficiaries.
People can choose many ways to submit applications
The new Decree also specifically stipulates the order and procedures for resolving social pension benefits, in the direction that people can choose many methods of submitting applications.
People belonging to the two groups mentioned above or guardians can prepare a declaration requesting social allowance, social pension allowance according to Form No. 01 in the appendix issued with the Decree regulating social assistance policies.
Dossiers can be sent online via the National Public Service Portal, via postal services or submitted directly at any One-Stop Shop.
Within 7 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune where the applicant resides is responsible for organizing the verification of relevant information.
The information of the applicant is compared with the National Population Database, the National General Database and common specialized databases. After the verification and appraisal process, the Chairman of the Commune-level People's Committee considers and decides on social pension benefits according to his authority.
The time to receive the allowance is calculated from the month the Chairman of the Commune-level People's Committee signs the decision. After that, the functional agency organizes the payment of regimes and policies to beneficiaries according to legal regulations. If the applicant does not meet the conditions to receive the allowance, the Chairman of the Commune-level People's Committee must respond in writing and clearly state the reason.
The new regulation also guides how to resolve when people receiving social pension benefits change their place of residence. Accordingly, if the beneficiary requests to continue receiving benefits at the new place of residence, the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee where the old residence is located decides to stop payment in the area, and at the same time transfers the document and dossier of the beneficiary to the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee where the new residence is located.
Based on the submitted dossier, the Chairman of the Commune-level People's Committee where the new residence is located decides to continue receiving social pension benefits at the corresponding level applied in the area. The time of enjoyment at the new place is calculated from the month of stopping payment at the old place of residence, thereby ensuring that the rights of beneficiaries are not interrupted when changing places of residence.
In case a person currently receiving social pension benefits dies or no longer meets the conditions according to regulations, the Chairman of the commune-level People's Committee decides to terminate the enjoyment of the allowance.
The time of retirement is calculated from the month immediately following the month the beneficiary passes away or is no longer eligible for social pension benefits.
With the new regulations, the group of elderly people without pensions or with low social insurance benefits continues to be supplemented with a mechanism to ensure monthly income, and at the same time, the settlement procedures are linked to population data and the one-stop mechanism to make it more convenient in the implementation process.
