Mr. P.V. G (HCMC) has 2 social insurance books. The first book has a unemployment insurance contribution period of 13 years and 10 months (166 months), and has received 12 months of unemployment benefits from June 2025 to May 2026.
The surplus contribution period exceeding the ceiling of 144 months (22 odd months arising directly from this book) is not preserved according to regulations. The second book has an unemployment insurance contribution period of 1 month (October 2010) at the company; this period has never had data to resolve unemployment benefits.
Mr. G went to the Social Insurance agency to request the merger of the social insurance book. The Social Insurance agency has completed the merger of the book and recorded the 1-month unemployment insurance payment process (October 2010) as the period before receiving unemployment insurance was preserved for supplementation.
However, when carrying out procedures to resolve one-time social insurance, the social insurance agency announced the lock of the unemployment insurance payment process in October 2010 with the reason that it had been calculated for benefits according to the provisions of point a, clause 1, Article 1 of Circular No. 15/2023/TT-BLĐTBXH (on not preserving the unemployment insurance payment period of over 144 months).
Readers believe that locking the unemployment insurance payment process for 1 month is not consistent with current legal grounds. Therefore, readers request competent authorities to clarify the case of Mr. P.V. G.
Regarding this issue, Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance answers as follows:
Based on point a, point 1, clause 4, Article 1 of Circular No. 15/2023/TT-BLĐTBXH dated December 29, 2023 of the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs:
Employees with an unemployment insurance contribution period of over 36 months to full 144 months, the contribution period that has not been resolved for unemployment benefits is preserved.
In case employees have paid unemployment insurance for more than 144 months, the periods that have not been resolved for unemployment benefits are not preserved. The period of unemployment insurance contribution is preserved and recorded in the decision on receiving unemployment benefits".
In comparison with the above regulations, Mr. P.V. G's case is not eligible for preservation of unemployment insurance contribution time. Therefore, the Social Insurance agency did not implement preservation of unemployment insurance contribution time of 1 month (October 2010).
