Vietnam implements new social welfare and legal pilot policies

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Vietnam is implementing several significant policy changes and social welfare adjustments effective in late 2026.

Key social welfare updates include an increase in the preferential allowance standard for people with meritorious services to the revolution, rising from 2,789,000 VND to 3,012,000 VND per month starting October 1, 2026. Additionally, the social assistance standard will increase from 360,000 VND to 540,000 VND per month, effective October 5, 2026. This change also affects social pension recipients, whose allowance will rise from 500,000 VND to 540,000 VND.

A pilot program for public lawyers is scheduled to begin on October 1, 2026, and run until September 30, 2028. This initiative will involve 8 ministries—including Defense, Public Security, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Finance, Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Construction—and 10 provinces and cities, such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hai Phong. Public lawyers will be tasked with protecting the legal rights and interests of state agencies, political organizations, and state-owned enterprises.

Other regulatory updates include new administrative procedures for social insurance managed by the Ministry of Finance, effective September 28, 2026, and stricter penalties for real estate business violations, with fines up to 260 million VND, effective August 26, 2026.

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D2D · Dong Nai · FPT Corporation · GLT · Government of Vietnam · HUD8 · Hanoi · Ho Chi Minh City · Long Thanh International Airport · Ministry of Finance · Ministry of Justice · National Assembly of Vietnam

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[● 2 SOURCES] Between September 28 and October 2, 2026, approximately 24 to 25 companies are expected to close shareholder lists for dividend payments.
[○ 1 SOURCE] TMS (CTCP Transimex) will issue both cash and stock dividends, with the cash portion set at 5%.
[● 2 SOURCES] D2D (CTCP Phát triển Đô thị Công nghiệp số 2) is set to pay a 50% cash dividend, equivalent to 5,000 VND per share, for 2025.
[○ 1 SOURCE] HUD8 (CTCP Đầu tư Phát triển Nhà và Đô thị HUD8) will pay the week's lowest cash dividend at a rate of 1.5%.
[● 2 SOURCES] VOS (CTCP Vận tải Biển Việt Nam) plans to pay a 9% cash dividend, equivalent to 900 VND per share.
[● 2 SOURCES] GLT (CTCP Kỹ thuật Điện Toàn Cầu) plans to issue a 25.5% stock dividend.
[○ 1 SOURCE] New guidelines for private placement of corporate bonds will take effect on October 1, 2026. thuonghieusanpham.vn
[● 3 SOURCES] The Law on Urban Development will take effect on October 1, 2026. doanhnghieptiepthi.vn · dongnai.gov.vn
[● 3 SOURCES] A pilot program for public lawyers will take effect on October 1, 2026, across 8 ministries and 10 localities. dientuungdung.vn · genk.vn · cafebiz.vn
[DISPUTED] The social assistance standard will increase from 360,000 VND to 540,000 VND per month effective October 5, 2026. dientuungdung.vn · genk.vn · cafebiz.vn
[○ 1 SOURCE] Administrative fines for real estate business violations, including penalties up to 260 million VND, apply starting August 26, 2026. soha.vn
[● 2 SOURCES] The standard for preferential allowances for people with meritorious services to the revolution will increase to 3,012,000 VND per month starting October 1, 2026. dientuungdung.vn · htv.vn