People with meritorious services are given an additional 500,000 - 900,000 VND for the 2026 Lunar New Year
Reader Thanh Hang asks (Can Tho) asks: How are people with meritorious services to the revolution awarded Tet Nguyen Dan 2026 bonuses according to the decision of the City People's Council?
Can Tho City People's Council has issued Resolution 48/2025/NQ-HĐND stipulating policies to support gift levels, costs of support for sightseeing and centralized nursing for people with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution and gift levels for some other policy beneficiaries in Can Tho city, period 2026 - 2030.
Resolution 48/2025/NQ-HDND stipulates that in one gift-giving occasion, in case people with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution are recognized as belonging to two or more subjects eligible to enjoy both gift levels, they will receive one gift with the highest level, if eligible to enjoy the same gift level, they will receive one gift with that level (specifically, people worshiping martyrs will receive gifts, each martyr, the person worshiping martyrs will receive 1 gift).
Gift levels for the Lunar New Year:
Subjects eligible for gifts from the President (gifts from the Central Government), localities provide additional support, specifically: Gift levels from 500,000 VND - 900,000 VND/person (period 2026 - 2030 increasing by at least 100,000 VND/person each year. Year 2026: 500,000 VND/person; year 2027: 600,000 VND/person; year 2028: 700,000 VND/person; year 2029: 800,000 VND/person; year 2030: 900,000 VND/person), for subjects including:
War invalids, people enjoying policies like war invalids, type B war invalids, and sick soldiers with a body injury rate of 81% or more who are receiving monthly preferential allowances.
People who participated in the resistance war and were exposed to chemical toxins with a body injury rate of 81% or more are receiving monthly preferential allowances.
People with meritorious services to help the revolution are receiving monthly support allowances.
Relatives of martyrs who are receiving monthly nursing survivor's allowance; relatives of two or more martyrs who are receiving monthly survivor's allowance.
War invalids, people enjoying policies like war invalids, type B war invalids, sick soldiers with a body injury rate of 80% or less are receiving monthly preferential allowances. War invalids are enjoying the regime of loss of working capacity.
People who participated in the resistance war and were exposed to chemical toxins with a body injury rate of 80% or less are receiving monthly preferential allowances.
People who participated in revolutionary activities, resistance war, national defense, and performed international duties and were imprisoned and exiled by the enemy are receiving monthly preferential allowances.
People with meritorious services to the revolution are receiving monthly allowances.
Accordingly, people with meritorious services to help the revolution who are receiving monthly support allowances and monthly allowances belonging to the gift recipients of the President will receive additional support of 500,000 VND - 900,000 VND/person during the Lunar New Year 2026 to 2030, each year will be increased by 100,000 VND, specifically in 2026: 500,000 VND/person; 2027: 600,000 VND/person; 2028: 700,000 VND/person; 2029: 800,000 VND/person; 2030: 900,000 VND/person.
Note that Resolution 48/2025/NQ-HDND stipulates policies to support gift levels, costs of support for sightseeing and centralized nursing for people with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution and gift levels for some other policy beneficiaries in Can Tho city, period 2026 - 2030.
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