Additional criteria for identifying low-income workers

Specifically, Decree No. 30/2025/ND-CP stipulates the criteria for identifying low-income workers under the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021 - 2025 period as follows:

Low-income workers are workers in households (not including workers in poor households or near-poor households):

- Rural areas: Average monthly income per capita is from 2,250,000 VND or less.

- Urban areas: Average income per capita/month from 3,000,000 VND or less.

Decree 30/2025/ND-CP clearly states that the standards for poor households, near-poor households, households with average living standards, and criteria for identifying low-income workers under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period are the basis for measuring and monitoring the level of income and basic social service shortages of the people; are the basis for identifying subjects to implement poverty reduction and social security policies and planning other socio-economic policies for the 2022-2025 period.

In addition, Decree 30/2025/ND-CP also adds the responsibility of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to organize the review and identification of low-income workers according to the process of identifying households working in agriculture, forestry, fishery and salt production with an average living standard in the period of 2022 - 2025; request to identify low-income workers, decision to recognize the list of low-income workers in the area; organize the implementation of vocational training support from the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the period of 2021 - 2025 within the budget allocation capacity of the Central and local governments, ensuring the right goals, savings and efficiency according to regulations.