Social protection beneficiaries eligible for monthly social benefits in Vietnam

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1. Social protection beneficiaries eligible for monthly social benefits in Vietnam

According to Article 5 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP, social protection beneficiaries eligible for monthly social benefits in Vietnam include:

(1) Children who are under 16 years of age, receiving no nurture and:

- Abandoned without foster parent(s); or

- Without both parents; or

- Without a parent while the other is declared missing as per the law; or

- Without a parent while the other is receiving care, nurture in a social support facility or social housing; or

- Without a parent while the other is serving prison sentence or complying with decision on penalties against administrative violations in reform school, mandatory education institution or mandatory rehabilitation center; or

- Having both parents declared missing as per the law; or

- Having both parents receiving care, nurture in social support facilities or social houses; or

- Having both parents serving prison sentences or complying with decisions on penalties against administrative violations in reform schools, mandatory education institutions or mandatory rehabilitation centers; or

- Having a parent declared missing as per the law while the other is receiving care, nurture in social support facility or social house; or

- Having a parent declared missing as per the law while the other is serving prison sentence or complying with decision on penalties against administrative violations in reform school, mandatory education institution or mandatory rehabilitation center; or

- Having a parent receiving care, nurture in social support facility while the other is serving prison sentence or complying with decision on penalties against administrative violations in reform school, mandatory education institutions or mandatory rehabilitation center.

(2) Individuals under Clause (1) who are receiving monthly benefits, of 16 years of age and pursuing formal education, vocational education, professional secondary education, college education or first higher education degrees shall benefit from social support policies until they finish education or reach the age of 22, whichever comes first.

(3) Children living in poor households and contracted HIV/AIDS.

(4) Individuals who live in poor, near-poor households and have not married; individuals who are married to spouses that are deceased or missing as per the law and raising children under 16 years of age or children from 16 to 22 years of age that are pursuing formal education, vocational education, professional secondary education, college education or first higher education degrees according to Clause 2 of this Article (hereinafter referred to as “poor single parent”).

(5) The elderly who are:

(5.1) living in poor households, deprived of individuals with obligations and rights to care or living with individuals with obligations and rights to care who are benefiting from monthly social benefits; or

(5.2) from 75 to 80 years of age, living in poor or near-poor households, not specified under Point a of this Clause and living in ethnic minorities in communes, hamlets and mountainous regions; or

(5.3) of 80 years of age or older, not specified under Clause a of this Clause and receiving no pension, monthly social security benefits or monthly social benefits; or

(5.4) living in poor households, having no individuals with obligations and rights to care for, inadequate to live in community, adequate to be admitted to social support facilities and receiving care, nurture in community.

(6) Individuals with severe disabilities and individuals with very severe disabilities according to regulations and law on individuals with disabilities.

(7) Children under 3 years of age, living in poor households or near-poor households, not specified under clauses (1), (3) and (6) and living in ethnic minorities in communes, hamlets and mountainous regions.

(8) Individuals contracted HIV/AIDS, living in poor households and having no stable monthly income namely salary, wage, pension, social security benefit, monthly social security.

2. What is the standard social support amount in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP, the standard social support amount is as follows:

- Standard social support amount serves as the basis for determining social benefits, financing adoption for care and nurture; financing for nurture in social support facilities and other social support amount.

- Standard social support amount applicable from July 1, 2021 is VND 360.000 per month.

Depending on balancing capacity of budget, increase rate of consumption rates and living conditions of social protection beneficiaries, competent agencies shall consider and increase standard social support amount accordingly; guarantee relation with policies on other beneficiaries.

- Depending on socio-economic conditions in local administrative divisions, People’s Committees of provinces shall request People's Councils of provinces to guarantee that:

+ Standard social support amount and social support amount applied in provinces are not lower than standard social support amount and social support amount prescribed under Decree 20/2021/ND-CP;

+ Other individuals facing difficulties not specified under this Decree benefit from social support policies.

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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