According to Vietnam Social Security, on May 26, 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 185/2026/ND-CP stipulating the organization, operation and regime and policies for non-specialized workers in villages and residential groups.
One of the notable contents of the Decree is the specific regulation of social insurance and health insurance regimes for this force, contributing to ensuring social security rights and creating conditions for grassroots officials to feel secure in their work.
According to the provisions of Article 14 of the Decree, each village and residential group is allocated a maximum of 3 non-specialized personnel, including: Village head or residential group leader; Party Secretary; Head of the Fatherland Front Work Committee.
At the same time, Clause 3, Article 16 of the Decree stipulates that people holding the above titles are entitled to compulsory social insurance, health insurance and enjoy other regimes and policies according to the provisions of current law on social insurance and health insurance.
To ensure funding for policy implementation, Article 15 of the Decree stipulates that the state budget shall implement a monthly allowance fund for each village and residential group; which includes social insurance contribution support.
The allowance fund quota is divided into two groups.
The contract level is equal to 8 times the base salary level applied to villages with 700 or more households, residential groups with 1,000 or more households; villages and residential groups in key areas of national defense, security, border areas, islands or particularly difficult villages.
For the remaining villages and residential groups, the allowance fund level is equal to 6.5 times the base salary.
The Decree also clearly stipulates the responsibility to ensure funding for the implementation of regimes and policies for non-specialized workers in villages and residential groups.
According to Article 17, the state budget ensures funding according to the current budget decentralization; the source of health insurance payments is implemented according to the provisions of the law on health insurance; and the Social Insurance Fund implements the payment of social insurance regimes according to the provisions of the law on social insurance.
In addition, the Decree has transitional regulations to ensure the rights of non-specialized workers.
Because the 2024 Law on Social Insurance takes effect from July 1, 2025, while Decree 185/2026/ND-CP takes effect from May 26, 2026, Clause 2, Article 19 of the Decree stipulates: In this gap period, compulsory social insurance contributions will continue to be implemented.
This clause requires localities to be responsible for proactively reviewing, balancing and allocating funds to pay or retroactively pay fully and promptly, ensuring that it does not interrupt or affect the social security rights of non-specialized workers at the grassroots level.
The specific and synchronous regulations from participants, support levels, funding sources to social insurance contribution and payment responsibilities show the State's concern for the team of non-specialized workers at the grassroots level, and at the same time contribute to consolidating the social security system.
