Decree 88/2018/ND-CP adjusting pensions, social insurance allowances and monthly allowances

Ministry of Home Affairs

The ministry for public administration and the civil service: government organisation and staffing, administrative boundaries, local government, salaries, and state records and archives. In 2025 it became the primary successor of the former MOLISA, taking on labour, employment, wages and social-affairs functions.

Document Type	Document Number	Status	Date Effective	Issuing Body	Official Source URL
Decree	88/2018/ND-CP	No longer in effect	01/07/2018	Ministry of Home Affairs	https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/129333

Summary

Decree 88/2018/ND-CP concerns the adjustment of pensions, social insurance allowances, and monthly benefits. The full text is not available, so this summary is based on the title and the established pattern of such decrees issued by the Vietnamese Government. Decrees of this type periodically raise pensions, social insurance allowances, and monthly benefits by a fixed percentage for beneficiaries already drawing them before the effective date, in line with budget capacity and cost-of-living considerations. Based on the official record for Decree 88/2018/ND-CP, the instrument increased these benefits by 6.92 percent, applied from 1 July 2018. The adjustment typically covers a broad set of recipients, including retired officials, civil servants, workers, and employees; military, public security, and cipher personnel drawing monthly…