Changes to the payment schedule for pensions and benefits in April.

The Vietnam Social Security (BHXH Vietnam) has recently sent a document to the Social Security branches in provinces and cities regarding the payment of monthly pensions and social insurance benefits to beneficiaries in April 2025.

Photo caption — Paying pensions to beneficiaries.

To ensure timely and uninterrupted payment of monthly pensions and social insurance benefits to beneficiaries in the April payment period, Vietnam Social Insurance instructs provincial and city social insurance agencies to disburse monthly pensions and social insurance benefits as follows:

For the 10 regional social insurance agencies operating under the new organizational structure, from January to April, the provincial social insurance agency will compile the payment list, be responsible for the accuracy of the data, and complete it before April 1st.

Based on the payment list compiled by the provincial Social Insurance agency, the regional Social Insurance agency checks, verifies, and digitally signs payment orders from the deposit account opened in the area where the regional Social Insurance agency's headquarters are located to disburse pensions and social insurance benefits to beneficiaries under the legal entity of the regional Social Insurance agency. They also prepare, control, and approve electronic payment orders (digitally signed) based on legal information regarding the account holder, chief accountant, and digital signature according to the new organizational structure by April 1st.

Payments should be made on the second working day of the month, which is the 2nd to 4th. If, before March 28th, the process of updating legal information regarding the seal, account holder, chief accountant, and digital signature according to the new organizational structure has not been completed, promptly report to Vietnam Social Security for guidance on how to proceed.

For the 25 regional social insurance agencies operating under the new organizational structure from June 1st, the monthly payment of pensions and social insurance benefits will be transferred to beneficiaries' personal accounts (ATM cards) starting from April 1st.

The Social Insurance Office of Region I ( Hanoi ) will pay pensions and social insurance benefits to beneficiaries via personal accounts on April 2nd.

The Social Insurance Department of Region 1 has prepared over 4.025 billion VND to pay pensions and allowances to 595,085 people.

Of these, payments made via personal bank transfers, reaching 99.04%, will be processed on April 2-4. In addition, nearly 7,000 people who received cash will have their payments made by the agency in coordination with the Post Office after April 2-4.

Meanwhile, the Social Insurance Agency of Region XI ( Bac Ninh , Bac Giang) announced that the payment schedule for pensions and social insurance benefits for beneficiaries in the area will be transferred directly to their accounts on April 2nd.

For those who have not registered to receive payments via bank account, the Post Office will pay in cash from April 7th to 9th at designated payment points.

Previously, the Vietnam Social Security had announced the timeframe for implementing functions and tasks according to the new organizational structure throughout the Vietnam Social Security system, as per Decision No. 391/QD-BTC.

According to the new organizational structure, from March 1st, the Vietnam Social Insurance will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance and organized from the central to local levels in a three-tiered system.

Regional social insurance agencies (equivalent to provincial level) are organized into 35 regions, each with its own legal personality, seal, and bank account. The number of district-level social insurance agencies does not exceed 350 units, but they do not have their own internal organizational structure.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/thay-doi-chi-tiet-lich-chi-tra-luong-huu-tro-cap-thang-4-697481.html