Profile, duration, and level of unemployment insurance benefits

(Chinhphu.vn) - Mr. Trinh Viet Nam's wife (HCMC) has been paying social insurance since September 2011. From November 2024 to May 2025, his wife took maternity leave and then returned to work. Currently, Mr. Nam's wife's health is not good, so she wants to quit her job and register for unemployment benefits.

Mr. Nam requested the competent authority to guide the procedures and subsidy levels for his wife's case.

Regarding this issue, Vietnam Social Security responds as follows:

Pursuant to Article 49 of the 2013 Law on Employment, employees who are paying unemployment insurance are entitled to unemployment benefits when they meet the following conditions:

Legally terminated the labor contract; paid unemployment insurance for 12 months or more within 24 months before the termination of the labor contract; submitted an application for unemployment benefits to the Employment Service Center within 03 months from the date of termination of the labor contract; and have not found a job after 15 days from the date of submitting the application for unemployment insurance benefits.

The monthly unemployment benefit is equal to 60% of the average monthly salary for unemployment insurance contributions of the 6 consecutive months before unemployment, not exceeding 5 times the basic salary for employees subject to the salary regime prescribed by the State or not exceeding 5 times the regional minimum wage as prescribed for employees paying unemployment insurance according to the salary regime decided by the employer at the time of termination of the labor contract.

Benefit period: 3 months if you have paid for 12 to 36 months, then for every additional 12 months you will receive 1 more month of unemployment benefits (maximum benefit period is 12 months).

Required documents: unemployment insurance application (according to the form of the Employment Service Center); termination decision; social insurance book with payment period closed; citizen identification card. Submit to the Employment Service Center where the employee wants to receive benefits.

Compared with the above regulations, if Mr. Nam's wife meets all of the above conditions, she will receive unemployment benefits according to regulations.

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