PM chairs conference on social housing development

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on August 1 to discuss measures to expand social housing facilities for workers and low-income earners.

He underlined that the Party and State have designed various housing policies at a hope to give better care for workers and low-income earners.

An overview of the conference.

Currently, 7.8 million sq.m of social houses have been under construction, he noted, but pointing that the figure has yet to meet the goal and it has satisfied only part of people’s demands. The requirement for more houses for workers and low-income earners is urgent, he stressed.

The Government leader expressed his hope that through the conference, leaders of ministries, sectors, localities and construction businesses will clarify shortcomings and difficulties during the social housing development, finding the reasons and giving solutions.

According to Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi, to date, 301 social housing projects in urban areas have been completed with about 155,800 apartments. Meanwhile, 401 other projects with about 454,360 apartments that have total area of about 22.71 million sq.m are underway.

Nghi said that social housing development is facing various difficulties in legal regulations, including the investment, selling-purchase procedures, price determination as well as incentives for investors.

The official underscored that the development of houses for workers is one of the important parts of socio-economic development, meeting workers’ demands for affordable houses.

The ministry aims to complete all projects that have been launched and those with investment procedures being finalised by 2025, and continue to conduct new ones, he said, highlighting the goal to finish the construction of 1 million social apartments for workers in industrial parks.

Bac Giang’s social housing projects for workers opened and accelerated

(BGO) – Defining it is special important task to build social houses for workers in the orientation for provincial development in the upcoming time, the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee (PPC) issued Resolution No.110-NQ/TU on June September 2021 about developing social house for workers in Bac Giang province to 2025 with the vision till 2030. After one year implementation, the task has gained initial result together with remaining obstacles.

 

Bac Giang provides housing rent support to over 3,200 labours

(BGO) - Implementing Decision No.08/2022/QD-TTg on March 28 of Prime Minister about implementing housing rent support for labours, the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee directed relevant departments, sectors and agencies to communicate and instruct businesses and labours to complete the procedure to receive the assistance.

 

Bac Giang implements housing rental assistance policy for workers

(BGO)- The People’s Committee of Bac Giang province has issued the plan to implement the Prime Minister’s Decision No 08/2022/QD-TTg dated March 28, 2022 (Decision 08) regulating implementation of housing rental assistance policy for workers in the province.

 

Support housing rent cost for labour

(BGO) – Recently, the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) has actively cooperated with relevant departments to plan and consult the provincial People’s Committee to implement housing rent support policy to labour in line with the Decision No. 08/2022/QD-TTg on March 28 issued by the Prime Minister.

 

Bac Giang focuses on construction to soon put social housing projects into use

(BGO) -  Facing the increasing demand for worker housing in the locality while many boarding houses fail to meet standards in both quantity and quality, Bac Giang province has implemented a series of social housing projects. Currently, the provincial authorities and investors are focusing on removing obstacles and speeding up the construction progress to soon put the projects into use.

 

Source: NDO/VNA