Medical workers give advice to a patient at the general hospital of Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – According to a
report from the (VSS), as of October 31, 2018, the
number of in the country reached 82.33 million or
87.62 percent of the population.
Up to 14.19 million people in the country took
part in compulsory social insurance, 251,000 people with voluntary social
insurance and 12.13 million people with unemployment insurance.
In October alone, social security offices
nationwide handled 11,084 submissions for pension and monthly social insurance
compensation, helped 70,690 people receive their lump sums, and 838,483 others get
sickness, maternity or health recovery benefits. The accumulated figures for the
10 months were 101,766; 676,605; and more than 8.025 million, respectively.
Some 15.07 million people used health
insurance for health checkups and treatment in October, with the figure for the
10-month period amounting to more than 146.55 million people.
Also during the period, the in
collaboration with the labour, invalids and social affairs sector processed
documents to help 597,577 people enjoy and 31,186
people to receive subsidised vocational training.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
