What is the List of 35 regional social security offices in Vietnam from March 1, 2025?

Is Vietnam Social Security a juridical person?

Based on Article 1 of Decision 391/QD-BTC of 2025 which stipulates the position and function:

Article 1. Position and Function

1. Vietnam Social Security is a special unit under the Ministry of Finance with the function of organizing the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies; organizing the collection and disbursement of unemployment insurance benefits; managing and using state financial funds outside the budget: social insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance; conducting specialized inspections on social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance contributions as prescribed by law. It participates with competent state agencies to develop, supplement, and perfect policies and laws on social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance.

2. Vietnam Social Security has the international transaction name in English as VietNam Social Security, abbreviated as VSS.

3. Vietnam Social Security is a juridical person, a seal emblazoned with the National Emblem, may open accounts at commercial banks, the State Treasury, and has its headquarters in Hanoi city.

According to the above regulation, Vietnam Social Security is a juridical person, a seal with the National Emblem, may open accounts at commercial banks and the State Treasury, and is headquartered in Hanoi city.

What is the List of 35 regional social security offices in Vietnam from March 1, 2025? (Image from the Internet)

What is the List of 35 regional social security offices in Vietnam from March 1, 2025?

Based on the annex issued with Decision 391/QD-BTC of 2025 that stipulates the list of 35 regional social security offices from March 1, 2025, as follows:

What are the rights of social security authorities of Vietnam?

Based on Article 17 of the Social Insurance Law 2024 stipulating the rights of social security authorities as follows:

- Request employers to present labor management books, salary scales, payrolls, and other information and documents related to the payment and enjoyment of mandatory social insurance benefits, unemployment insurance, and health insurance.

- Business registration agencies, agencies issuing operating licenses or activity licenses, are to connect and share information or provide copies of operating licenses, activity certificates, or business registration certificates, cooperatives, and household businesses to review and check the registration of mandatory social insurance participation for newly established enterprises and organizations.

- Tax agencies provide information on the salary expenses to calculate taxes of employers and other related information in accordance with the law on tax management.

- Refuse to pay mandatory social insurance benefits, voluntary social insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance when the payment request is not in accordance with the law; in cases of refusal, a written response stating the reasons must be provided.

- Inspect the implementation of laws on mandatory social insurance, voluntary social insurance, the implementation of contracts for medical examination and treatment with health insurance; the payment of unemployment insurance and health insurance. Conduct specialized inspections on social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance contributions.

- Propose to competent state agencies the development, amendment, supplementation of policies, laws on social insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance, and management of the social insurance fund, unemployment insurance fund, health insurance fund.

- Handle violations of the law or propose that competent state agencies handle violations of laws on mandatory social insurance, voluntary social insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance.