Women in Ho Chi Minh City who give birth to 2 children before the age of 35, and the second child born after September 1, 2025, will receive 5 million VND in support - Photo: QUANG DINH
Most readers noted that this is the government's effort to encourage childbirth in the context of low birth rates, but some readers also wondered: it is necessary to consider long-term problems, such as adding support to reduce the economic burden on the journey of raising children.
Having 2 children already received 3 million VND, now can I get 2 million more support?
Many readers believe that the support of 5 million VND is only symbolic and not realistic. Some readers ask: "What can 5 million VND do in the expensive living conditions of Ho Chi Minh City?"
Many other opinions compare the cost of childbirth or a few months of tuition to the amount of support. Reader BK calculated: "5 million is equivalent to 5 months of tuition, how can we manage the remaining months?".
On the contrary, many readers expressed their appreciation for the government's encouragement.
Nguyen Hong Trong wrote: "Not to mention the amount of money, whether it is enough encouragement or not, just receiving a gift is enough to make me happy!"
Reader BB argued: "Many people are now happy to find 5 million on the street, but come here and complain that 5 million is not worth it. No one forces them to have more children to get money, whatever they get is good."
Reader Ai also shared: "The state encourages it, if you have it, be happy, if you don't, then forget it, you raise your own children."
In addition, there are still a series of questions from readers focusing on the conditions for receiving benefits. Many people wonder whether they only need to have 2 children before the age of 35 to receive benefits, or whether they must have children within a specific period.
Reader Huehue asked: "So those who give birth before September 1, 2025 will not receive subsidies?" Another account said that in their locality, ward officials explained that "it will only be calculated for cases of giving birth to a second child from the end of 2024 onwards".
Some other cases ask: if I received 3 million VND in support before, can I receive another 2 million VND now? Or can women who gave birth to 2 children before the age of 35 many years ago get back pay?
Ms. Linh wondered: "I was born in 1989, gave birth to my first child in 2014, and my second child in 2024, is that okay?"
Not only women, many husbands also come to the forum to "ask on their behalf". "My wife was born in 1983, had two children in 2010 and 2014, and gave birth to the second child at 32 years old. So is she entitled to 5 million, and where is the procedure?", reader Minh Phung asked specifically.
Similarly, another case: "Is it okay for my wife to give birth to 3 children before the age of 35?" Another person wondered: "I raised my children since they were young because I am divorced, so can the father who raises them receive support?"
Another group of opinions said that the policy would be unfair if it only supported women under 35 years old. Reader Son wrote: "So those over 35 years old are not supported? It should be encouraged to have 2 children to be supported, that would be fair."
"We should support all families with 2 or more children, especially children under 18 years old, because that would be fair to mothers," reader Trung suggested.
Some opinions also suggest that the policy should be expanded to include infertile women who have children late due to health reasons. "If the age restriction is removed, the policy will be even better because not everyone can take the initiative in giving birth," said Linh.
The biggest worry is not giving birth, but raising children.
Besides discussing the rationality, many readers frankly stated: the biggest obstacle for young people today is not having children, but the cost of raising children. Reader named Coc wrote: "The population is aging, young people are lazy to get married because of the economic burden...".
"If meals are also free for students at all levels, the birth rate will definitely increase. Having children is not boring, the most boring thing is raising children and tuition fees," a parent named Hang suggested.
Some other opinions suggested that Ho Chi Minh City should pay through the population data system and social security accounts to be transparent and avoid inconvenience for people when doing procedures.
Many readers also reported that when they went to the ward to ask, each place gave a different answer, one place said 3 million, another said "not yet implemented".
"There should be clear regulations published online for people to easily look up, to avoid different explanations from different places," a reader suggested.
In the context of Ho Chi Minh City's birth rate being among the lowest in the country, any efforts to encourage it are valuable. But as many readers have emphasized: for the policy to be truly effective, it is necessary to consider the long-term problem - reducing the burden of raising children, from healthcare, education to social security...
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ho-tro-5-trieu-dong-cho-phu-nu-sinh-du-2-con-truoc-35-tuoi-vui-nhieu-ban-khoan-cung-co-20250830135925968.htm
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