Flexible and convenient organization of pension and social insurance allowance payments for beneficiaries
According to Vietnam Social Security, currently there are more than 3.5 million beneficiaries nationwide receiving monthly pensions and social insurance allowances through 03 flexible payment forms, suitable for each beneficiary's conditions, including:
- Payment via personal account: Completed no later than the end of the 5th day of each month.
- Cash payment: from February 2nd to October 10th of each month at payment points; from November 11th to the end of the 25th of each month at the Post Office transaction point.
- Payment at the place of residence: Applicable to people aged 80 and over or people who are sick or ill and cannot directly receive money.
The organization of payment is carried out to ensure publicity and transparency, creating maximum favorable conditions for beneficiaries.
Benefits of relatives when a person enjoying the regime dies
When a person receiving a pension, social insurance allowance or monthly allowance dies (excluding a person receiving a monthly death gratuity), relatives are entitled to death benefits according to regulations, including:
- Funeral allowance.
- Monthly or one-time survivor's allowance.
- Issuing health insurance cards to eligible relatives.
In case the employee does not meet the conditions to receive a pension and is not old enough to receive social pension benefits but dies, the relatives are entitled to a one-time allowance for the time the employee has not received it.
The recovery of benefits is not in accordance with regulations when paying for a combined 2 months
Implementing Directive 36/CT-TTg dated December 31, 2025 of the Prime Minister, the social insurance agency has organized the combined payment of pensions and social insurance allowances for February and March 2026 in the same payment period of February 2026 to create conditions for beneficiaries to enjoy Spring and celebrate Tet.
The combined payment of 2 months may arise in some of the following cases:
(1) Cases where beneficiaries die in February 2026:
The Social Insurance Agency will recover the paid amount from the month immediately following the month the beneficiary passed away (recovering the benefit money from March 2026).
(2) In case the beneficiary has passed away before February 2026 but the relatives have not yet reported the death reduction or have not completed the procedures for joint death registration:
The Social Insurance Agency shall recover the amount paid from the month immediately following the month the beneficiary passes away (including February and March 2026 if received).
The recovery in the above cases is carried out in accordance with the provisions of law, in order to ensure the correct payment to the right beneficiaries, the correct benefit period and ensure transparency and discipline in the management of the social insurance fund; not affecting the legitimate rights of beneficiaries and relatives as prescribed.
