Women who take 7 months of maternity leave when giving birth to their second child are given priority to purchase social housing.

The Population Law, recently passed by the National Assembly, stipulates that women are entitled to 7 months of maternity leave when giving birth to their second child, and priority is given to purchasing social housing for those with two or more children.

On the morning of December 10th, continuing the program of the 10th Session, with 448 out of 450 delegates participating in the vote, the National Assembly passed the Law on Population (effective from July 1st, 2026).

Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.

Presenting a summary of the draft Law after incorporating feedback and revisions, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan stated that this draft Law marks a fundamental change, shifting the focus of population policy from family planning to population and development.

" These contents are reflected in the synchronous resolution of issues regarding scale, structure, aging adaptation, and improving population quality in relation to economic and social development ," the Minister affirmed.

To maintain the replacement fertility rate, the Population Law stipulates several measures, including a 7-month maternity leave period for female workers and a 10-day maternity leave period for male workers when their wives give birth to a second child (compared to current regulations, the maternity leave period for female workers is one month longer).

The law stipulates financial support for childbirth for women from ethnic minority groups with very small populations; financial support for childbirth for women in provinces and cities with birth rates below the replacement level; and financial support for childbirth for women who have two children before the age of 35.

Specifically, according to the law, people with two or more children will be given priority to buy, lease-to-own, or rent social housing as stipulated by the law on housing.

The law also stipulates other measures decided by the Government. Based on the socio-economic conditions in each period, the Government prescribes the benefit levels, procedures, and processes for these policies.

Regarding regulations on reducing gender imbalance at birth, the Law encourages the inclusion of provisions against favoring males over females and against sex selection at birth in community agreements and conventions.

The Population Law clearly states that the practice of medical examination and treatment shall be suspended for individuals who disclose or reveal the sex of a fetus in order to induce abortion. The suspension of medical examination and treatment shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on medical examination and treatment.

The central statistics agency periodically publishes the status of gender imbalance at birth annually so that the Government and provincial-level authorities can develop and implement appropriate intervention measures.

The newly passed law also dedicates a chapter to provisions related to adapting to population aging, outlining measures to adapt to population aging such as proactively preparing for old age; caring for the elderly; developing human resources for elderly care; and measures regarding the support, care, and promotion of the role of the elderly as stipulated in the law on the elderly and other relevant laws.

To proactively prepare for old age, the Law stipulates many provisions, including clearly stating that individuals should proactively prepare for old age from a young age through preparations in health, finances, and psychology; participating in social insurance and health insurance; participating in learning and improving knowledge and skills to maintain physical and mental health and social functioning; and participating in activities supporting the care of the elderly.

The Population Law clearly states that the State has policies to support priority groups in proactively preparing for old age, while encouraging agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals to support individuals in preparing for old age in accordance with the needs of each group of elderly people.

Encouraging individuals to participate in health insurance according to the provisions of the law on insurance business is also the direction stated in the Population Law.

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