Pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for February and March 2026 nationwide

On January 6, 2026, sharing with Lao Dong reporter, Vietnam Social Insurance said: Implementing Directive 36/CT-TTg dated December 31, 2025 of the Prime Minister on organizing the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo in 2026 to be joyful, healthy, safe and economical, in order to effectively implement social security policies and care for people's lives, Vietnam Social Insurance will pay pensions and social insurance benefits for February and March 2026 in the same payment period as February 2026, helping those who enjoy Spring celebrate Tet.

In order to ensure full and timely payment of pensions and social insurance benefits for February and March 2026 to beneficiaries, in Official Dispatch No. 3447/BHXH-TCKT, Vietnam Social Insurance guides Social Insurance of provinces and centrally run cities to implement the following contents, specifically as follows:

Pay 2 months of pension and social insurance benefits for February and March 2026

Social insurance of the provinces only pays 2 months of pension and social insurance benefits (February, March 2026) in the same period of pension and social insurance benefits for February 2026, applicable to both beneficiaries receiving in cash and receiving through personal accounts.

For the 4 provinces of Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong: These localities have made a combined payment of 3 months of pensions and social insurance benefits (December 2025, January and February 2026 in the same payment period of December 2025). March 2026 will be paid in the February 2026 payment period.

To facilitate payment work for beneficiaries, Vietnam Social Insurance requires provincial Social Insurance to preside over and closely coordinate with the Provincial Post Office to implement:

- Arrange human resources to prepare, transfer lists, control, approve electronic payment orders and transfer funds promptly, not to affect the rights of beneficiaries.

- Develop a plan to pay 02 months of pension and social insurance benefits (December, March 2026) in accordance with the funding plan and Lunar New Year holiday in 2026, ensuring full and timely payment to beneficiaries.

- Report to local Party committees and authorities on the plan to pay 02 months of pensions and social insurance benefits to unify implementation.

- Strengthen inspection and supervision of payment and beneficiary management by the post office; promptly remove difficulties in the declaration process to avoid affecting the rights of beneficiaries; recover according to regulations for cases where beneficiaries have received 02 months of pension and social insurance benefits but have since passed away.

- Strengthen propaganda and encourage beneficiaries to receive pensions and social insurance benefits through personal accounts for convenience and speed; fully inform beneficiaries of payment schedules.

Vietnam Social Insurance also requires Vietnam Post Corporation to direct its affiliated units to coordinate with the Social Insurance agency to implement the following contents:

- Proactively prepare conditions for payment work to be complete and timely; organize home payments for beneficiaries who are elderly, single, or sick and are unable to receive pensions and social insurance benefits at the payment point.

- Timely notify beneficiaries of changes in payment schedule (if any).

- Strengthen measures to manage beneficiaries; grasp the situation of beneficiaries at their place of residence, especially beneficiaries receiving through personal accounts and beneficiaries receiving other authorizations; promptly recover according to regulations for cases that have received 02 months of pension and social insurance benefits together and then ceased.

According to Vietnam Social Security, with this policy, more than 3.5 million people nationwide will receive pensions and social insurance benefits for December and March 2026 before the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo, through flexible payment methods such as: cash payment at payment points; home payment; payment via personal account.

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