Monthly pension benefits: The Ministry of Health answers how to calculate the duration of benefits
The Ministry of Health has just responded to citizens' regulations on how to calculate the time to receive monthly pension benefits.
Reader P.T.T.T reflected: Decree 176/2025 stipulates the procedures for implementing social pension benefits as follows:
The period of receiving monthly social pension benefits is calculated from the month in which the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level signed the decision.
Compared to Decree 20/2021 stipulates: "the period of receiving monthly social allowances for the elderly prescribed in Points b, Clause 5, Article 5 of this Decree is from the time the person reaches the age of 75, the period prescribed in Point c, Clause 5, Article 5 of this Decree is from the time the person reaches the age of 80".
There is a conflict in the time of receiving the regime from the time the person is old enough or from the time the person submits the application and is entitled to receive it from the month the president signs the decision.
Readers requested that the authorities provide guidance to ensure the rights of policy beneficiaries.
The Department of Social Protection, Ministry of Health responds to this issue as follows:
Point b, Clause 1, Article 4 of Decree No. 176/2025/ND-CP dated June 30, 2025 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance on social pension benefits stipulates:
Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the document requesting social pension benefits, the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level shall review, authenticate and standardize the relevant information of the social pension benefits candidate with the national database on population, decide and pay social pension benefits to the candidate according to the provisions of law.
The period of receiving monthly social pension benefits is calculated from the month in which the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level signed the decision.
Therefore, those who have a written request to receive social pension benefits will receive it from the month the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level signed the decision. The Department of Social Protection responds to let Mr./Ms know and follow regulations.
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