Da Nang's Social Insurance agency paid out more than 9,012 billion dong in social and unemployment insurance in the first nine months of 2026, up 6.1% on the same period of 2025, Báo Đà Nẵng reported. Social insurance benefits came to over 8,495 billion dong, up 5.7%, and unemployment allowances to over 516 billion dong, up 13.3%.
Retirement and survivor payments made up over 6,932 billion dong, up 7.4%. September payments alone were nearly 1,051 billion dong.
On health insurance, the agency recorded more than 5.68 million medical visits in nine months, up 4.84%. Payments for examination and treatment passed 4,945 billion dong, up 10.08%, with outpatient costs up 15.28% and inpatient costs up 7.8%. Budget use stood at 83.66%, below the national average of 85.52%.
By the end of September, 86,332 pension and allowance recipients, or 82.5%, were paid through bank accounts. The report says all 34,714 unemployment-allowance recipients were paid that way. From October 1 the agency delegated contracting, appraisal and settlement of health-insurance costs at private clinics to its local offices.
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