On December 25, speaking with VietNamNet, a representative of Hanoi Social Security said that the unit will pay 2 months of pension and social insurance benefits after the New Year holiday. Specifically, for those who receive payments through accounts, it will be done on January 3, 2025, while in case of cash payments, it will be after January 5, 2025.

Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance will pay pensions and social insurance benefits via bank accounts from January 2, 2025. For cases that are settled to receive monthly pensions and social insurance benefits from December 21, 2024 to January 17, 2025, they will be transferred on January 23, 2025.

Regarding payment of pensions and social insurance benefits in cash, Ho Chi Minh City Post Office will organize payments from January 4 to February 25, 2025.

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Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will pay pensions and social insurance benefits after the 2025 New Year. Illustrative photo

Previously, in order to create conditions for pensioners and social insurance beneficiaries to happily celebrate the Lunar New Year, Vietnam Social Security agreed to provide funds to pay pensions and social insurance benefits for January and February to social insurance agencies of provinces and cities at the same time as the salary and social insurance benefits payment period for January 2025 (including beneficiaries receiving in cash and receiving through personal accounts).

Social insurance agencies of provinces need to coordinate with post offices to notify beneficiaries of the pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for the first two months of the year at the same payment period in January; strengthen inspection and supervision of the payment process for beneficiaries, coordinate, resolve and handle any arising issues, and promptly report problems during the implementation process.

According to the guidance of Vietnam Social Security on transferring pension and monthly allowance payments via personal accounts to beneficiaries, from November 2024, Social Security agencies will directly transfer pension and monthly allowance payments via personal accounts to beneficiaries nationwide from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of each month.

Thus, more than 3.4 million people will receive pensions and social insurance benefits combined for 2 months after the 2025 New Year holiday.