Resolution 42/2020/NQ-CP (VND 62 Trillion COVID-19 Support Package)
Resolution 42/2020/NQ-CP was a nationwide COVID-19 emergency relief resolution issued by the Government of Vietnam on April 9, 2020, providing direct cash support to people economically affected by the pandemic. It funded six categories of recipients — workers with suspended labor contracts, terminated or informal workers who lost jobs, small household businesses, war/revolution meritorious-service pensioners, social-protection beneficiaries, and poor/near-poor households — with monthly or lump-sum payments of VND 250,000 to 1,800,000 for up to three months (April-June 2020). The package, worth an estimated VND 62 trillion (about USD 2.6-2.7 billion), was funded entirely through central and local state budgets, supplemented by zero-interest, collateral-free loans to employers via the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies. Implementation was carried out by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam Social Security, and provincial/commune People's Committees.
COVID-19 emergency relief, national government resolution, multi-tier cash transfer, poverty-targeted, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, informal workers, state budget
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- Government of Vietnam
- City
- Hanoi
- Country
- Vietnam
Contact
- Website
- https://chinhphu.vn/
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Inactive
- Application status
- Timed
- Number of recipients
- 12,000,000
- Funding type
- Government
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Total Amount
- 5,400,000
- Avg. Per Month
- 1,800,000
- Payment frequency
- Variable
- How long the program lasts
- 3 months
- Distribution Type
- Cash, Bank Transfer
- Benefit details
Payment amounts and frequency varied by beneficiary category: workers with suspended labor contracts/unpaid leave received VND 1,800,000/month (up to 3 months, monthly); household businesses with revenue under VND 100 million/year that suspended operations received VND 1,000,000/month (up to 3 months); terminated workers ineligible for unemployment benefits and informal/contract-less workers who lost jobs received VND 1,000,000/month (up to 3 months); meritorious-service pensioners and social-protection allowance recipients each received an additional VND 500,000/month for 3 months paid as a single lump sum; poor and near-poor households received VND 250,000/person/month for 3 months, also paid as a lump sum. Recipients eligible under multiple categories received only the single most favorable benefit. Employers who advanced at least 50% of suspended wages could also access separate zero-interest, collateral-free loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Eligibility spanned six distinct groups: (1) employees whose labor contracts were suspended or who took unpaid leave for a month or more because their employer had no revenue to pay wages due to COVID-19; (2) workers whose contracts were terminated but who did not qualify for unemployment insurance, plus informal/contract-less workers who lost their jobs; (3) individual household businesses with annual taxable revenue under VND 100 million that had to suspend operations from April 1, 2020; (4) people with meritorious contributions to the revolution already receiving a monthly preferential allowance; (5) social-protection beneficiaries already receiving a monthly social allowance; and (6) poor and near-poor households per the national poverty line as of December 31, 2019. A person eligible under more than one category could only claim the most favorable single benefit, and volunteers could decline support.
Housing
- Recently laid off
- Yes
Financial
- Income limit (annual household)
- $100,000,000
- Currently receiving government benefits
- Required
- Employment status
- Employed, Unemployed, Self-Employed, Gig / Informal
Citizenship
- Citizenship / immigration status
- Citizen
Geography
- Countries covered
- Vietnam
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
Participation
- Complementary program enrollment required
- Existing enrollment in the national preferential (meritorious-service) allowance or social-protection monthly allowance program was a prerequisite for two of the six beneficiary categories.
Application Process
- How to apply
Support was administered through existing local government and social-insurance channels rather than a public online application. Suspended/unpaid-leave workers were listed by their employers and confirmed through district-level labor authorities and social insurance agencies; terminated and informal workers, poor/near-poor households, meritorious-service pensioners, and social-protection beneficiaries were identified and compiled into lists by commune-level People's Committees using existing poverty and social-allowance registers; household businesses applied for confirmation of suspended operations and revenue status with local authorities. Unemployment-benefit applicants could submit forms and required job-search notices by post, email, or fax instead of in person during the outbreak.
- Selection process
Provincial, district, and commune People's Committees, together with Vietnam Social Security, compiled and verified lists of eligible beneficiaries for each of the six categories, cross-checked to prevent double payment (with recipients eligible for more than one policy receiving only the most favorable single benefit), and disbursed the approved lump-sum or monthly payments. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs coordinated overall implementation and reported progress to the Government on a monthly basis.
