3.41 million people received pensions and social insurance benefits before the April 30 holiday

(PLVN) - As of April 28, the entire Vietnam Social Security system has basically completed payments to 3.41 million pensioners and monthly social insurance beneficiaries, ensuring speed, convenience, safety, and compliance with regulations.

Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance , Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has basically completed the payment of pensions and social insurance benefits for May 2025 to 3.41 million beneficiaries, ensuring speed, convenience, safety and compliance with regulations.

According to Vietnam Social Security, immediately after the Prime Minister issued the Official Dispatch and the Ministry of Finance issued instructions, Vietnam Social Security issued a document requesting Vietnam Post Corporation, regional Social Security agencies and provincial and municipal Social Security agencies to urgently review data, focus resources and organize the payment of pensions and social security benefits for May 2025 from April 25 to April 28, 2025.

At the same time, the unit also quickly developed an optimal payment plan, prepared funding sources, increased human resources and information technology infrastructure, synchronized connection with the postal and banking systems to transfer electronic payment lists for cash payments; connected bilateral payments with the banking system, regularly monitored electronic payment orders to beneficiaries on payment days; promptly handled system errors and cases of incorrect account information so that payments were not interrupted.

Social insurance agencies in localities have sought the support of local Party committees, authorities, post offices and banking systems to organize smooth, timely and safe payments.

As a result, as of 3:00 p.m. on April 28, 2025, the entire Vietnam Social Security system has basically completed payment to 3.41 million pensioners and monthly social insurance benefits for the May 2025 payment period, ensuring speed, convenience and safety in accordance with regulations.

Of which, the Social Insurance agency will pay directly through personal accounts on April 25-26, 2025 to 2.74 million beneficiaries (accounting for about 80% of the total number of monthly pension and social insurance beneficiaries) with a total amount of VND 17,763 billion.

Cash payments through the postal system will be made from April 25-28, 2025 using other flexible payment methods such as cash at payment points or payment at home (for the elderly, lonely, sick, and infirm who are unable to come to receive payments at payment points) for 671,000 beneficiaries (20% of the total number of monthly pension and social insurance beneficiaries) with a total amount of VND 3,536 billion.

Along with the payment work, the Social Insurance of regions and provinces also promote propaganda and guide people to use the convenient form of receiving pensions through personal accounts, contributing to modernizing payment methods and ensuring the best benefits for beneficiaries.

The early payment of pensions and social insurance benefits for May 2025, right before the April 30 holiday, has created conditions for beneficiaries to happily celebrate the 50th anniversary of National Reunification Day and stimulate consumption in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister .

Thanh Ha

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