Vietnam Social Security (VSS) recently issued an official document requesting 34 regional social security offices to change their names to provincial-level social security offices and update their official seals. The headquarters will be located in the respective provinces.
District, county, and town social security offices (collectively referred to as district-level) and inter-district offices will also be renamed as local social security offices for consistent identification and systematization. This reorganization of local offices will be completed by 30/9.
List of the 34 provincial social security offices:
| No. | Previous Name | New Name |
| 1 | Regional Social Security Office I | Hanoi Social Security Office |
| 2 | Regional Social Security Office II | Son La Social Security Office |
| 3 | Regional Social Security Office III | Dien Bien Social Security Office |
| 4 | Regional Social Security Office IV | Lai Chau Social Security Office |
| 5 | Regional Social Security Office V | Lang Son Social Security Office |
| 6 | Regional Social Security Office VI | Thanh Hoa Social Security Office |
| 7 | Regional Social Security Office VII | Nghe An Social Security Office |
| 8 | Regional Social Security Office VIII | Quang Ninh Social Security Office |
| 9 | Regional Social Security Office IX | Cao Bang Social Security Office |
| 10 | Regional Social Security Office X | Thai Nguyen Social Security Office |
| 11 | Regional Social Security Office XI | Bac Ninh Social Security Office |
| 12 | Regional Social Security Office XII | Hung Yen Social Security Office |
| 13 | Regional Social Security Office XIII | Hai Phong Social Security Office |
| 14 | Regional Social Security Office XIV | Ninh Binh Social Security Office |
| 15 | Regional Social Security Office XV | Ha Tinh Social Security Office |
| 16 | Regional Social Security Office XVI | Quang Tri Social Security Office |
| 17 | Regional Social Security Office XVII | Lao Cai Social Security Office |
| 18 | Regional Social Security Office XVIII | Phu Tho Social Security Office |
| 19 | Regional Social Security Office XIX | Tuyen Quang Social Security Office |
| 20 | Regional Social Security Office XX | Hue Social Security Office |
| 21 | Regional Social Security Office XXI | Quang Ngai Social Security Office |
| 22 | Regional Social Security Office XXII | Da Nang Social Security Office |
| 23 | Regional Social Security Office XXIII | Gia Lai Social Security Office |
| 24 | Regional Social Security Office XXIV | Khanh Hoa Social Security Office |
| 25 | Regional Social Security Office XXV | Lam Dong Social Security Office |
| 26 | Regional Social Security Office XXVI | Dak Lak Social Security Office |
| 27 | Regional Social Security Office XXVII | Ho Chi Minh City Social Security Office |
| 28 | Regional Social Security Office XXVIII | Dong Nai Social Security Office |
| 29 | Regional Social Security Office XXIX | Tay Ninh Social Security Office |
| 30 | Regional Social Security Office XXX | Can Tho Social Security Office |
| 31 | Regional Social Security Office XXXI | Vinh Long Social Security Office |
| 32 | Regional Social Security Office XXXII | Ca Mau Social Security Office |
| 33 | Regional Social Security Office XXXIII | Dong Thap Social Security Office |
| 34 | Regional Social Security Office XXXIV | An Giang Social Security Office |
Provincial social security directors will assign local offices to implement social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies, manage revenue and expenditure within their respective communes, wards, and special zones, and report data on natural land area, population, projected number of participants, and estimated revenue and expenditure within their jurisdictions.
Provincial social security offices are responsible for coordinating leadership, restructuring staff, and reallocating personnel across departments to meet operational needs. They will report these changes to VSS for review and approval. Non-managerial staff and those in professional departments may be reassigned to local offices to carry out their duties.
At the national level, VSS departments will advise and propose to VSS leadership the delegation of authority and application of information technology in accordance with digital transformation to ensure the effective operation of the three-tiered structure.
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Vietnam Social Security headquarters in Hanoi, July/2025. Photo: Hong Chieu |
After streamlining, the social security system, from the national to the local level, now consists of three tiers: VSS at the national level, comprising advisory and professional units; 34 provincial units corresponding to 34 provinces and cities; and local social security offices.
VSS, under the Ministry of Finance, is responsible for implementing social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies; managing and utilizing state extra-budgetary financial funds; conducting specialized inspections related to social security, unemployment insurance, and health insurance contributions; and collaborating with relevant ministries and sectors to develop and improve social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies.
Hong Chieu
