Unemployment Benefit Calculator 2026 Vietnam

Katitax · Last updated 15/09/2026

Unemployment benefit is a monthly payment from Social Insurance to employees who have contributed to unemployment insurance (UI) and lost their job, provided they meet the minimum contribution period, have registered as unemployed, and have not yet found new work. The calculator below estimates the monthly benefit and the total number of months payable, based on the average UI contribution salary over the 6 months immediately before leaving the job.

Unemployment benefit calculator

Fill in the details — the tool applies the correct regional cap and the current benefit-duration formula.

Average UI contribution salary, last 6 months (VND/month)

This is the salary used as the UI contribution base (not necessarily your full gross salary, if your employer registered a different base) — averaged over the 6 months immediately before leaving.

Total months of UI contributions (not yet claimed) Regional minimum wage zone at the workplace

The zone sets the benefit cap = 5 × the regional minimum wage.

Basis of calculation: the monthly unemployment benefit = 60% of the average monthly UI contribution salary over the 6 months immediately before unemployment, capped at 5 × the regional minimum wage at the place of work when the labour contract ended (Employment Law No. 74/2025/QH15, effective from 01/01/2026, replacing the 2013 Employment Law — Katitax uses this number and effective date as compiled from Thư Viện Pháp Luật; [TO BE VERIFIED] the exact article numbers once the official text is fully published). Payment duration: 12 to 36 months of contributions gives 3 months of benefit; every further full 12 months of contributions adds 1 more month, up to a maximum of 12 months — this rule is unchanged from the 2013 Employment Law. 2026 regional minimum wage under Decree 293/2025/ND-CP.

Unemployment benefit cap by region (from 01/01/2026)

Zone	Regional minimum wage	Benefit cap (× 5)
Zone I	5,310,000 VND	26,550,000 VND
Zone II	4,730,000 VND	23,650,000 VND
Zone III	4,140,000 VND	20,700,000 VND
Zone IV	3,700,000 VND	18,500,000 VND

Source: Decree 293/2025/ND-CP (2026 regional minimum wage), 2025 Employment Law.

Benefit duration by months of UI contributions

Total UI contribution period	Months of benefit
Under 12 months	Not yet eligible
12 to 36 months	3 months
Over 36 up to 48 months	4 months
Over 48 up to 60 months	5 months
… each further full 12 months	+ 1 month
144 months (12 years) or more	Maximum 12 months

Basic eligibility conditions

The labour contract or working contract has ended, except for unlawful unilateral termination or where the person is already receiving a monthly pension or a loss-of-working-capacity allowance.
Contributed to unemployment insurance for 12 months or more within the 24 months before an indefinite-term or definite-term contract ended (36 months for seasonal contracts or contracts for a specific job under 12 months).
Filed the unemployment benefit application at an Employment Service Centre within 3 months of the contract ending — after this deadline, the application is not processed.
Has not found new work after the statutory period from the filing date, except for a few cases excluded by law (military service, study of 12 months or more, serving an administrative-measure decision, and so on).

Once the Employment Service Centre has received a complete application: a benefit decision is issued within 15 working days; the Social Insurance agency pays within 5 working days of that decision — per Decree 374/2025/ND-CP guiding the 2025 Employment Law, unchanged from the previous rule.

The tool calculates from the average UI contribution salary you enter yourself — this is often lower than your actual income if your previous employer registered contributions on a different base than actual pay. The months of contribution must correctly include all periods worked at different employers (UI contribution time is cumulative). For an exact confirmation, contact the Employment Service Centre where contributions were made, or have Katitax look it up for you on the Social Insurance system.

Unemployment Benefit Calculator 2026