Circular
37/2021/TT-BLDTBXH
Circular 37/2021/TT-BLDTBXH guiding adjustment of pensions, social insurance allowances and monthly allowances, and the time of pension entitlement for cases without original records
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Circular | 37/2021/TT-BLDTBXH | Partially in effect | 15/03/2022 | Ministry of Home Affairs | https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/155161 |
Summary
This is Circular 37/2021/TT-BLDTBXH, issued by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs on 31 December 2021, which guides the adjustment of pensions, social-insurance benefits and monthly allowances under Decree 108/2021/ND-CP, and sets the pension start date for cases with no original records. The adjustment provisions apply from 1 January 2022, and the circular itself took effect on 15 March 2022. The core calculation-relevant rule is a 7.4 percent increase. From 1 January 2022, the pension, social-insurance benefit or monthly allowance of eligible recipients equals the December 2021 amount multiplied by 1.074. This applies to people who began receiving these benefits before 1 January 2022. A second adjustment applies a floor for people who retired or began…