The report of Vietnam Social Security (VSS) shows that in the first 3 months of 2025, the number of people settled to receive one-time social insurance benefits recorded a significant decrease compared to the same period in 2024.
By the end of March 2025, nationwide, there were 267,493 people receiving one-time social insurance benefits, down nearly 70,000 people, equivalent to 26.17% over the same period in 2024.
This is good news, showing that workers are increasingly confident and more aware of the benefits of social insurance policies, and want to be more attached to social insurance policies to ensure social security for the future. This positive change also shows the efforts of Vietnam Social Insurance in communication work, serving participants and policy beneficiaries, especially in the context of new organizational arrangement.
Some other outstanding results, in the first 3 months of 2025, the number of social insurance participants nationwide continued to increase by 8.7% over the same period in 2024. Of which, compulsory social insurance increased by 7.57% and voluntary social insurance increased by 21.11%. The number of people participating in unemployment insurance increased by 8.49%. The number of people participating in health insurance increased by 2.28%.
The total amount of social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance collected accumulated by the end of March 2025 reached VND 135.996 billion, an increase of VND 20.077 billion (equivalent to 17.3%) over the same period in 2024.
The number of people settling monthly social insurance benefits is 21,080, an increase of 37.53% over the same period in 2024. The number of people receiving sick leave is 1,721,760, an increase of 13.28% over the same period in 2024. The number of people receiving health insurance examination and treatment is 44,444,533 people, an increase of 3.35% over the same period in 2024.
Regarding the implementation of the new organizational model: Vietnam Social Insurance has officially operated under the new organizational model under the Ministry of Finance from March 1, 2025 at the central level and from April 1, 2025 at the regional and inter-district levels.
The work of reorganizing the apparatus is being implemented simultaneously with ensuring the implementation of political tasks and serving people and businesses.
