Amendment of base salary, pension and a series of allowances from March 2026

According to the Appendix issued together with Official Dispatch No. 38/TTg-QHĐP in 2026, the Prime Minister has guided a number of key tasks to implement the Resolutions adopted at the 10th Session, 15th National Assembly.

In which, a noteworthy content is the task of adjusting the base salary and allowances, specifically stated in Resolution No. 265/2025/QH15.

Accordingly, in March 2026, the Government requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to take the lead in adjusting some types of allowances and the base salary level. At the same time, pensions, social insurance allowances, monthly allowances, preferential allowances for people with meritorious services, social allowances and social pension allowances will be adjusted.

This adjustment is implemented according to Conclusion No. 206-KL/TW dated November 10, 2025 of the Politburo, in order to continue to improve the lives of salaried people and beneficiaries of social security policies.

Previously, Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh had a document responding to the recommendations of voters in Hung Yen province sent before the 10th session, 15th National Assembly.

Voters in Hung Yen province proposed considering and issuing appropriate salary and allowance policies for officials, civil servants, and public employees after mergers because the workload is large and the requirements to meet work are increasingly high.

At the same time, there is a roadmap and appropriate policies for each subsequent stage in accordance with the actual situation.

Answering this content, Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh said that, implementing the tasks assigned by the Politburo in Conclusions 174, 186, 206, the Ministry of Home Affairs is coordinating with ministries and relevant agencies to research and propose salary policies and adjust some related allowance regimes for cadres, civil servants, public employees, armed forces, and workers after arranging the organizational structure and organization of local government at 2 levels.

According to the Minister, in the immediate future, to improve the lives of officials, civil servants, public employees, and laborers, the Ministry of Home Affairs in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and agencies will continue to report to competent authorities for consideration and decision to increase the base salary level in 2026.

This ensures compliance with the consumer price index, economic growth rate and the capacity of the state budget" - Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh emphasized.

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