Mr. Le Hung Son stated that the unemployment insurance fund currently has a surplus of approximately 63,000 billion VND – enough to cover unemployment benefits for civil servants and streamline the administrative apparatus.
Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security Le Hung Son - Photo: GIA HAN
On the afternoon of January 6th, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly gave its opinion on the explanation, acceptance, and revision of the draft Law on Employment (amended).
Approximately 100,000 officials, civil servants, and public employees were affected by the streamlining of the administrative apparatus.
Presenting the report explaining, receiving feedback, and revising the draft, the Chair of the Social Affairs Committee, Nguyen Thuy Anh, stated that at the time the Government submitted the bill, the policy of reforming and reorganizing the political system's organizational structure had not been thoroughly implemented.
Therefore, the bill does not foresee the impact of implementing this policy, such as the names, functions, and tasks of agencies and organizations in the draft law (due to mergers). It also does not foresee the policy for those unemployed due to organizational restructuring.
This also impacts the balance of the unemployment insurance fund by reducing the number of participants and increasing the number of beneficiaries.
There have been suggestions to add principles and entrust the Government with the authority to regulate them to ensure the balance of the unemployment insurance fund in cases such as when reorganizing the administrative apparatus.
Speaking at the event, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh stated that the implementation of the policy to reorganize and streamline the administrative apparatus directly impacts the names, functions, and tasks of state management agencies, as well as the balance of the unemployment insurance fund.
According to Ms. Thanh, at the conference summarizing the work of the Ministry of Interior, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh stated that approximately 100,000 officials, civil servants, and public employees were affected by the restructuring and streamlining of the apparatus.
According to Ms. Thanh, these issues need to be discussed by the relevant agencies.
Adding further, Ms. Thanh stated that regulating the names according to the new organizational structure is not difficult, but the impact needs to be assessed, specifically regarding Government Decree 178/2024, which stipulates the policy on termination of employment for civil servants and employees entitled to unemployment insurance benefits.
Therefore, Ms. Thanh requested that the leaders of Vietnam Social Security provide specific feedback on this matter.
Will streamlining the social insurance system affect the processing and payment of unemployment benefits?
In his subsequent explanation, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security Le Hung Son stated that according to Decree 178, there will certainly be civil servants working in public service units who, during downsizing, do not yet meet the conditions for retirement benefits and will receive unemployment insurance benefits, including unemployment allowance and vocational training support.
Mr. Son said that currently, based on the overall impact assessment, the Ministry of Interior is anticipating 100,000 people to benefit from Decree 178, but these include both civil servants and public employees.
However, participation in and benefits from unemployment insurance policies are only available to civil servants, not public employees.
At the same time, the exact figures for the impact on civil servants and public employees are currently unclear. Therefore, Vietnam Social Security does not yet have specific data to assess the impact on the unemployment insurance fund.
Mr. Son further informed that recently, the unemployment insurance fund's revenue and expenditure have been close to each other. For example, in 2023, revenue was 23,000 billion VND, and expenditure was 22,995 billion VND.
Regarding whether the streamlining of the Vietnamese Social Insurance system will affect the processing and payment of unemployment insurance benefits?
In response to this, Mr. Son stated that in 2023, 1,049,000 people received unemployment benefits, and Vietnam Social Insurance paid 99.3% of these individuals through their personal accounts.
"The payment process is not related to administrative boundaries. Therefore, if implemented according to the new model, even inter-district payments will not affect the payment of unemployment benefits," Mr. Son affirmed.
Mr. Hung Son further informed that if there are any expenses incurred for civil servants receiving unemployment benefits under Decree 178/2024, the funds for these expenses will still be available.
"Currently, the unemployment insurance fund has a surplus of approximately 63,000 billion VND, so the funds for disbursement are certainly secure," Mr. Son added.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ket-du-quy-hon-63-000-ti-dong-du-chi-bao-hiem-that-nghiep-cho-vien-chuc-tinh-gon-bo-may-20250106160450932.htm
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