Support of 5 million VND for women who give birth to 2 children before the age of 35: Many happy, some worried

Immediately after Ho Chi Minh City announced a policy of supporting 5 million VND for women who give birth to 2 children before the age of 35, hundreds of readers' opinions were sent to Tuoi Tre Online, most of whom were happy with this policy.

Women in Ho Chi Minh City who give birth to two children before the age of 35, and the second child born after September 1, 2025, will receive support of 5 million VND - Photo: QUANG DINH

Most readers acknowledged this as the government's effort to encourage childbirth in the context of low birth rates, but some readers also wondered: it is necessary to consider long-term issues, such as adding support to reduce the economic burden on the journey of raising children.

Having 2 children already received 3 million VND, now can I get another 2 million VND?

Many readers believe that the 5 million VND support is only symbolic and not realistic. Some readers ask: "What can 5 million VND do in the expensive living conditions of Ho Chi Minh City?"

Many other opinions compare the cost of childbirth or a few months of tuition to the amount of support. Reader BK calculated: "5 million is equivalent to 5 months of tuition, how can we manage the remaining months?".

On the contrary, many readers expressed their appreciation for the government's encouragement.

Nguyen Hong Trong wrote: "Not to mention the amount of money, whether it is enough to encourage or not, just receiving a gift is enough to make me happy!"

Reader BB argued: "Many people now go out and pick up 5 million and are very happy, but come here and complain that 5 million is not worth it. No one forces them to have more children to get money, whatever they get is good."

Reader Ai also shared: "The state encourages it. If you have it, be happy. If you don't, that's fine. You have to raise your own children."

In addition, there are still a series of questions from readers focusing on the conditions for receiving benefits. Many people wonder whether it is enough to have 2 children before the age of 35 to receive benefits, or whether it is necessary to have children within a specific period.

Reader Huehue asked: "So those who give birth before September 1, 2025 will not receive subsidies?". Another account said that in their locality, ward officials explained that "it is only calculated for cases of giving birth to a second child from the end of 2024 onwards".

Some other cases ask: if I received 3 million VND in support before, can I receive another 2 million VND now? Or can women who gave birth to 2 children before the age of 35 many years ago get back pay?

Ms. Linh wondered: "I was born in 1989, gave birth to my first child in 2014, and my second child in 2024, is that okay?"

Not only women, many husbands also come to the forum to "ask on behalf". "My wife was born in 1983, had two children in 2010 and 2014, gave birth to the second child at 32 years old. So is she entitled to 5 million, and where is the procedure?", reader named Minh Phung specifically asked.

Another similar case is: "Is it okay for my wife to give birth to 3 children before the age of 35?". Another person wonders: "I raised my children since they were young because I am divorced, so can the father who raises them receive support?".

Another group of opinions said that the policy would be unfair if it only supported women under 35 years old. Reader Son wrote: "So those over 35 years old are not supported? It should be encouraged that they have 2 children to be supported, that would be fair."

"We should support all families with 2 or more children, especially children under 18 years old, because that is fair to mothers," reader Trung suggested.

Some opinions also suggest that the policy should be extended to infertile women who have children late due to health reasons. "If the age restriction is removed, the policy will be even better because not everyone can take the initiative in giving birth," Ms. Linh expressed her opinion.

The biggest worry is not giving birth, but raising children.

Besides discussing the rationality, many readers frankly stated: the biggest obstacle for young people today is not having children, but the cost of raising children. Reader named Coc wrote: "The population is aging, young people are lazy to get married because of the economic burden...".

"If meals are also free for students at all levels, the birth rate will definitely increase. Having children is not boring, the most boring thing is raising them and paying tuition fees," a parent named Hang suggested.

Some other opinions suggest that Ho Chi Minh City should pay through the population data system and social security accounts to be transparent and avoid inconvenience for people when doing procedures.

Many readers also reported that when they went to the ward to ask, each place answered differently, one place said 3 million, another said "not yet implemented".

"There should be clear regulations published online for people to easily look up, to avoid different explanations from different places," a reader suggested.

In the context of Ho Chi Minh City's birth rate being among the lowest in the country, any efforts to encourage it are valuable. But as many readers have emphasized: for the policy to be truly effective, it is necessary to consider the long-term problem - reducing the burden of raising children, from health care, education to social security...

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THUY DUONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ho-tro-5-trieu-dong-cho-phu-nu-sinh-du-2-con-truoc-35-tuoi-vui-nhieu-ban-khoan-cung-co-20250830135925968.htm