Social Assistance System Strengthening Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Social Assistance System Strengthening Project for Vietnam is to support the government in strengthening the social assistance system by developing innovations in management and service delivery nationwide, and by piloting these innovations in the four project provinces. The project consists of the following components: 1) strengthening the social assistance and poverty reduction system; 2) launching a consolidated social assistance... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to support the government of Vietnam in strengthening the social assistance system by developing innovations in management and service delivery nationwide, and by piloting these innovations in the four project provinces.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P123960
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Nga Nguyet Nguyen
Borrower 2
Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Country
Viet Nam
Disclosure Date
September 19, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
January 22, 2014
Effective Date
July 22, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 62.50 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 60.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2019

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
November 8, 2022

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets53%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems47%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	2.50
IDA Credit	60.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	60.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	60.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	62.50

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	2,655.82
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	109,293.91
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	109,293.91
Sep 28, 2018	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	1,085,000.00
May 21, 2019	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	166,254.61
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	179,279.36
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	94,541.40
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	94,541.40
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	154,004.73
May 17, 2018	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	2,407,400.00
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	3,133.93
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	3,487.27
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	101,353.89
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-53540	Int Charges	101,353.89
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	121,332.66
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	11,268.87
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	74,624.20
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	74,624.20
Nov 2, 2017	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	2,342,400.00
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	2,338,400.00
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	57,548.52
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	57,548.52
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	84,963.18
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-53540	Int Charges	404.24
Apr 17, 2017	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	2,915,297.80
Mar 3, 2016	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	1,157,691.50
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	14.72
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	14.72
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	44,241.33
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	44,241.33
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	73,343.09
Nov 17, 2016	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	3,829,015.50
Jun 29, 2016	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	2,070,714.20
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	257.11
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	257.11
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	3,824.68
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	5,528.61
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	3,824.68
Jun 22, 2015	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	1,107,353.40
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	148,189.92
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	145,704.80
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	1,624.14
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	435,660.80
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	96,720.07
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	96,720.07
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	16,052.78
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	451,334.03
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	97,498.40
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	97,498.40
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	152,104.77
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	10,278.47
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	892,754.00
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	94,753.66
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	94,753.66
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-53540	Int Charges	157,922.81
May 12, 2020	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	-391,256.78
May 12, 2020	IDA-53540	Loan Cancel	3,446,906.20
Jul 18, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	182,711.00
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	2,235.96
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	537,807.25
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	55.70
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	55.70
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	180,540.90
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	92.83
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	109,292.78
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-53540	Int Charges	109,292.78
Dec 26, 2019	IDA-53540	Loan Cancel	2,646,115.20
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	-3,102,860.00
Jul 18, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	2,848.51
Jul 18, 2019	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	891,229.56
Jul 18, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	110,968.14
Jul 18, 2019	IDA-53540	Int Charges	110,968.14
Aug 19, 2019	IDA-53540	Loan Cancel	20,925,288.00
Oct 26, 2015	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	3,900,862.80
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	1,261.53
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	13,928.65
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	13,928.65
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-53540	Int Charges	23,214.38
Feb 4, 2016	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	5,425,708.00
Jan 27, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	2,367.14
Jan 27, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	2,367.14
Jan 27, 2015	IDA-53540	Int Charges	3,945.22
Sep 16, 2014	IDA-53540	Loan Disb	1,018,199.00
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	69,565.86
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	69,565.86
Jan 22, 2014	IDA-53540	Loan Commitment	60,000,000.00
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	827,997.90
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	80,180.83
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	80,180.83
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	17,022.00
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	108,161.31
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	119,479.25
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	77,360.43
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	77,360.43
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	848,842.60
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-53540	Int Charges	25,588.67
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	73,166.37
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	73,166.37
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	114,380.84
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	9,325.94
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	837,274.20
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	112,900.97
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Int Charges	7,513.27
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	831,765.60
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	80,932.80
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	80,932.80
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	134,887.97
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	2,203.49
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	820,516.75
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	11,455.04
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Loan Repay	870,846.00
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	90,335.57
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-53540	Int Charges	90,335.57

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-03-03
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2020-03-03
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2020-03-03
Project Management	Satisfactory	2020-03-03
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-03-03
Procurement	Satisfactory	2020-03-03
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-03-03

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-24-2020
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-25-2021	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Information consolidation as measured by the number of provinces with at least partially digitized household information in the national beneficiary database	Value	0.00	50.00	4.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Process consolidation as measured by the number of provinces using the national beneficiary database and MIS Value 0.00 40.00 0.00
Date July 1, 2014 December 31, 2019
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Creation and operation of national beneficiary database	Value	No digitized database	National beneficiary database created and ready to	National beneficiary database design document appr
	Date	July 1, 2014	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Share of beneficiaries reporting satisfaction with the payment process Value 65.00 93.70 85.00
Date June 30, 2015 June 29, 2018 June 29, 2018
Comment
New program MIS established and in operation Value Manual/ semi-automated systems MIS ready for roll-out in additional provinces System design document completed
Date July 1, 2014 December 31, 2019
Comment
Share of benefit payments made on time Value 0.00 96.50 80.00
Date July 1, 2015 June 29, 2018 June 28, 2018
Comment
Number of registered individual additional beneficiaries Value 0.00 15438.00 22000.00
Date June 30, 2015 June 29, 2018 June 29, 2018
Comment

Share of beneficiaries reporting satisfaction with the payment process	Value	65.00	93.70	85.00
	Date	June 30, 2015	June 29, 2018	June 29, 2018
	Comment

New program MIS established and in operation	Value	Manual/ semi-automated systems	MIS ready for roll-out in additional provinces	System design document completed
	Date	July 1, 2014	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Share of benefit payments made on time	Value	0.00	96.50	80.00
	Date	July 1, 2015	June 29, 2018	June 28, 2018
	Comment