On March 28, 2022, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 08/2022/QD-TTG, in which regulations on the implementation of policies to support rent for employees returning to the labor market. As follows:

1. Objects of support: Employees who are working in enterprises, cooperatives, business households with business registration in industrial parks, export processing zones, or key economic areas.
Conditions of support: Employees in the above categories are supported when they fully meet the following conditions:
– Renting, and lodging in the period from April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022.
– Have an indefinite-term labor contract or a definite-term labor contract of 01 month or more signed and performed between April 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022 (except for the labor contract concluded in the continuation of the labor contract signed and performed previously).
– Being participating in compulsory social insurance (named on the list of participating in compulsory social insurance of the social insurance agency) in the month immediately preceding the time the employer prepares the list of proposed employees offering rent assistance.
– In case: (i) the employee is not subject to compulsory social insurance (as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 2 of Decree No. 115/2015/ND-CP dated November 11, 2015, of the Government); (ii) newly recruited employees who have entered into a labor contract but are not on the list of compulsory social insurance participation of the social insurance agency: they must be on the employer’s salary list of the month preceding the time the employer makes a list of employees requesting rent support.

2. Support level: 1,000,000 VND/person/month.

3. Support period: Up to 03 months.

4. Payment method: Monthly

5. Dossier to request support:
– List of employees who request rent support certified by the social insurance agency (made according to the form).
– A copy of the salary list of the month immediately preceding the time the enterprise makes a list of employees requesting housing rent support (In case there are employees on the list who are not subject to the compulsory social insurance participation; newly recruited employees who have entered into labor contracts but are not on the list of compulsory social insurance participation by the social insurance agency).

This Decision takes effect from March 28, 2022.