Circular
21/2005/TT-BLDTBXH
Circular 21/2005/TT-BLDTBXH supplementing Circular 11/2005/TT-BLDTBXH of January 5, 2005 on adjustment of pensions and social insurance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Circular | 21/2005/TT-BLDTBXH | In effect | 05/09/2005 | Ministry of Home Affairs | https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/17710 |
Summary
Circular 21/2005/TT-BLDTBXH, issued by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, supplements Circular 11/2005/TT-BLDTBXH of 5 January 2005 on adjusting pensions and social insurance allowances under Government Decree 208/2004/ND-CP of 14 December 2004. It was prepared after consultation with the Ministries of National Defence, Public Security, Finance and Home Affairs and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour. The circular adds detail to the method for computing the average monthly wage used as the social insurance contribution basis, applied to people retiring from 1 October 2004 onward, which directly affects pension and one-time retirement allowance calculations. For military personnel transferring to civilian work, public security officers moving to Party, State or mass-organisation posts, and cipher staff who transfer, the…