Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra has just signed and promulgated Government Decree 381/2026 regulating civil service allowances for officials and civil servants working in agencies of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, and political-social organizations under the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the commune, ward, and special zone levels.
The decree takes effect from October 2nd, but the civil service allowance will be applied from July 1st, 2026 until the salary policy reform is implemented.
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Commune-level officials and civil servants are entitled to a public service allowance equal to 55% of their current salary plus leadership position allowance and seniority allowance exceeding the standard rate (if any). |
Decree 381/2026 stipulates two levels of public service allowance: 55% and 25% for commune-level officials and civil servants.
| Allowance level | Beneficiaries |
| 55% of current salary plus leadership allowance and seniority allowance exceeding the standard rate (if any). | Commune-level officials and civil servants are not entitled to additional salaries or income as stipulated in the Provincial/City People's Council Resolution on the disbursement of additional salaries and income. |
| 25% of current salary plus leadership allowance and seniority allowance exceeding the standard rate (if any). | Commune-level officials and civil servants are entitled to salaries and additional income in accordance with the Resolution of the Provincial/City People's Council on the disbursement of salaries and additional income. If this group receives a salary or additional income lower than 55% of the public service allowance, they are entitled to the difference to ensure it reaches 55% of the public service allowance. |
The government stipulates that the civil service allowance is paid together with the monthly salary and is not used for calculating social insurance or health insurance contributions and benefits. The funding for the civil service allowance is secured from the state budget and included in the annual salary reform needs of localities.
The difference will be calculated from July 1st.
Notably, the Decree stipulating the new civil service allowance regime will be applied from July 1, 2026, even though the Decree itself takes effect from October 2, 2026.
Accordingly, commune-level officials and civil servants who are eligible for the 55% public service allowance but received a lower rate during the period from July 1st until before the Decree takes effect will receive the difference to ensure they receive the 55% allowance.
The decree also stipulates several periods of time that are not eligible for civil service allowances, including time spent on business trips, work, or study abroad while receiving 40% of the salary as prescribed; periods of unpaid leave lasting one month or more; periods of leave receiving social insurance benefits; and periods of temporary suspension from work or temporary detention.
When commune-level officials and civil servants cease working at agencies within the scope of the Decree, their entitlement to civil service allowances ends from the following month.
Decree 381/2026 abolishes the regulations related to commune-level officials and civil servants in Decree 34/2012 on the civil service allowance regime.
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