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During the 30/4 Victory Day and 1/5 International Workers’ Day holidays in 2026, public servants, civil servants, and workers will have time off from April 30 to May 3, 2026, resuming work on May 4, 2026 (Monday).
On the afternoon of April 17, the Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance (HCM S.I.) announced the schedule for May 2026 pension payments and social insurance allowances for beneficiaries in the city.
Account-based payments: HCM S.I. will transfer pensions and social insurance allowances to beneficiaries’ accounts starting May 4, 2026.
Cash payments: The Ho Chi Minh City Post will organize payments as follows:
Payments are made during business hours and on Saturday morning. If a payout date falls on Sunday or a holiday, the payment will be made on the next working day.
HCM S.I. previously transferred pensions and social insurance allowances to beneficiaries on the first working day of the month from April onward. For cash payments, the City Post system organized payouts at payment points from May 10, continuing at the Central/District Post Offices from May 11–25.
As a result, the May pension and social insurance payments are delayed relative to the usual schedule due to the 30/4–1/5 holiday.
HCM S.I. asked beneficiaries to open an account and register to receive pensions via personal accounts to avoid travel time and to receive pensions quickly and conveniently.
The agency said this supports the government’s approach to use the national population database for monthly pension and social insurance payments through cashless methods.
HCM S.I. also stated it is continuing to coordinate with the Post Office and banks to review and update citizen identity cards in pension payment data and to promote monthly pension and social insurance payments via cashless channels.
In March 2026, HCM S.I. paid 354,321 monthly pension beneficiaries. Of these, 338,487 received payments via cashless methods, accounting for 95.53%, while 15,834 received cash payments.
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