Digitalization of social security payments

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ENSURE MAXIMUM BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE

Mr. Pham Van Bao, living in Phu Trung quarter, An Loc ward, Binh Long town, suffered a stroke and could not walk. After considering his family’s situation, Mr. Bao was assisted by ward Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs officials along with staff of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Binh Long branch, to his home to help open an account, helping his grandparents not have to travel. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh (Mr. Bao’s wife) said: Regimes and policies paid through personal accounts are very convenient, especially for the elderly, because they do not waste time traveling and are easy to pay bills. Family living expenses such as electricity, water, etc.

Mr. Pham Van Bao, Phu Trung neighborhood, An Loc ward, Binh Long town suffered a stroke and could not walk. Paying the policy through a personal account helps his family members reduce travel time to sign and receive cash

Payment of social security benefits through bank accounts is even more practical for disabled cases like Mr. Nguyen Minh Phuong in An Loc ward. For many years, he had to rely on a wheelchair for mobility. Therefore, the monthly allowance paid through the account will be more convenient when his relatives can withdraw it at any time at ATMs near his home. “Every month, my wife does not have to go to the Ward People’s Committee headquarters to sign and receive cash. Instead, money will be transferred to a personal account, convenient for shopping and medical examination and treatment” – Mr. Phuong shared.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu, civil servant in charge of the field of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of An Loc ward, said: The ward has 545 subjects receiving monthly benefits in the field of social protection. Changing the habit from receiving cash to bank transfer is not easy. Therefore, the ward has promoted propaganda, raised awareness, encouraged and supported policy beneficiaries to open bank accounts. Payment of benefits through accounts has contributed to ensuring timely, quick, public, transparent payments and saving administrative costs in implementing welfare policies.

To pay benefits to social protection beneficiaries through bank accounts, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Long town has coordinated with banks to support opening accounts and making ATM cards to pay according to the benefits. monthly through your account. Banks also have many support policies to stimulate customer demand in this field. Ms. Truong Thi Hong Phuong, Deputy Sales Department, Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank Binh Long branch shared: “In addition to assigning staff to provide home support, the bank also has many monthly preferential policies for customers. Thereby contributing together with the province to complete the goal of policy beneficiaries receiving monthly subsidies through their accounts.”

“Binh Long town currently has 2,522 meritorious people and social protection beneficiaries receiving monthly benefits. Of these, there are only about 10 cases that have not opened a bank account. These are all newly added and updated subjects, some cases do not have enough documents… The town’s Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs is continuing to coordinate with wards, communes and banks to go to each house to support and strive to reach 100% % of social security beneficiaries will have a bank account by the end of April” – emphasized Ms. Tran Kim Phuong, Head of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Long town.

REVIEW AND CLEANSE PERSONAL DATA

Social security payments through accounts also help make state management of social security by specialized agencies and governments at all levels more convenient. Especially strict supervision, ensuring openness and transparency in the implementation of social security policies.

629ef95687.jpgNam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank Binh Long branch came to his home to open an account for Mr. Nguyen Minh Phuong, An Loc ward, Binh Long town. Monthly allowance paid through the account will be more convenient when his relatives can withdraw it at any time at ATMs near his home.

The entire province currently has 21,514/27,455 subjects receiving regular benefits who have accounts, accounting for 78.4%, of which 19,912/21,514 subjects have made payments through accounts, reaching 92.55%. “In some remote and remote areas with many ethnic minorities, besides special subjects, people with disabilities, and vulnerable people, there are still many elderly people who do not use smartphones. There are not many ATM cash withdrawal points. Therefore, the payment of social security benefits through accounts also needs to be flexible and appropriate to the actual situation” – said Ms. Pham Thi Mai Huong, Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

The database of beneficiaries of social security policies from the Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs sector is being connected and shared with the National Population Database of the Ministry of Public Security. Binh Phuoc is trying to complete the progress of reviewing, updating and cleaning social security data, people with meritorious services, poor households, near-poor households, social protection subjects, children and service workers. Connect and share with the National Database on population and beneficiaries of social security policies to register to open accounts and receive benefits via bank accounts. This is an important condition to pay the right people and objects. Thereby, promoting Project 06 to the finish line.

Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Mai Huong

The implementation of non-cash payments to social protection beneficiaries does not generate administrative procedures and does not change the processing process for work related to payments to social protection beneficiaries. . On the other hand, paying by this method also increases the economy’s ability to access digital payment services.


The article is in Vietnamese

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