On the morning of March 16, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference to remove difficulties and promote social housing development. The conference was held online, connecting from Government headquarters to 3 provinces and cities across the country.
There are 499 social housing projects implemented nationwide
Representing the Ministry of Construction to report at the Conference, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Sinh affirmed that taking care of housing for people has always been of concern to the Party and State and identified as a key task in economic development. - the country's society, especially promoting the development of social housing to address the housing needs of low-income groups and workers in industrial zones.
Accordingly, the Government has completed the development of law projects as planned and at the 6th session, the 27th National Assembly passed Housing Law No. 2023/15/QH29 and Real Estate Business Law No. 2023/ 15/QH5; At the same time, at the XNUMXth extraordinary session, the National Assembly passed the Land Law (amended) and the Law on Credit Institutions (amended); Accordingly, there have been many mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties, reduce administrative procedures, and increase incentives for investors in social housing construction projects.
In addition, the Ministry of Construction has also researched and developed a draft Resolution of the National Assembly to pilot a number of social housing development policy mechanisms.
At the same time, coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to submit to the Government for promulgation Decree No. 35 on the management of industrial parks and economic zones, which proposes that in industrial park planning, land funds must be allocated for accommodation. Worker.
The Prime Minister chairs the Conference on social housing development.
According to a summary of local reports, the Deputy Minister of Construction said that the whole country has planned 1.316 land plots with a scale of 8.611 hectares for social housing, this is compared to the 2020 report (3.359 hectares). ), the land area for social housing development has so far increased by 5.252 hectares.
Among them, some localities are interested in planning land funds for social housing development such as: Dong Nai 1.063ha, Ho Chi Minh City 608ha, Long An 577ha, Hai Phong 471ha, Hanoi 412ha.
Regarding the results of implementing social housing projects in the period from 2021 to the end of 2023, through synthesizing reports of localities across the country, there are 499 social housing projects that have been implemented. with a scale of 411.250 units.
Also according to the report, currently 28 localities have announced a list of 68 projects eligible for loans under the VND 120.000 billion credit program with a loan demand of more than VND 30.000 billion.
To date, banks have committed to granting credit to 15 projects with an amount of about 7.000 billion VND; Of which, 8 social housing projects in 7 localities have been disbursed with a capital of about 640 billion VND.
“With the attention and drastic direction of the Government, the Prime Minister and the participation of ministries, branches and localities, social housing development in recent times has achieved important results, Many localities have been active in attracting investment and promoting the start of social housing construction," Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Sinh shared.
Ministries, branches and localities are not determined to implement the Project
Besides the results achieved, the Deputy Minister of Construction also said that some limitations still exist. Specifically, although some key localities have a huge need for social housing, social housing investment is still limited compared to the Project's target by 2025 or some localities do not have any. Social housing project started construction from 2021 to present.
Through the above practice, the leaders of the Ministry of Construction frankly acknowledged that the mechanism and policy for developing social housing and housing for workers still do not meet practical needs and have not been supplemented or amended in a timely manner. first phase of the Project.
Many localities have not paid attention to developing social housing and housing for industrial park workers and workers. Housing development targets, especially social housing development targets and housing for workers, have not been included in the 5-year and annual socio-economic development plans.
The Deputy Minister of Construction said that many localities are not determined to implement the Project.
Not determined or proactive in carrying out assigned tasks in the Project; The Project Implementation Plan has not been issued to ensure completion of the set goals; Some large cities, with many low-income workers, have high demand for social housing, but localities registering social housing in 2024 are low such as: Hanoi 1.181 units, City. HCM 3.765 units, Da Nang 1.880 units, Can Tho 1.535 units...
Some localities have many projects that have been approved for investment policies in the recent period, but local authorities at all levels have not paid attention or created conditions in selecting project investors to deploy investment. build.
In addition, some projects have qualified for preferential loans, but have not been reviewed by the Provincial People's Committee to announce the list of eligible loans. The capital of 120.000 billion according to Resolution No. 33 of the Government has not been disbursed effectively because the announcement of the list of social housing eligible for loans is still limited; The short preferential interest rate period does not really attract borrowers.
Solution to have 130.000 social housing apartments in 2024
At the Conference, representatives of the Ministry of Construction proposed a number of solutions to resolve the above shortcomings, including:
Firstly, for ministries and branches, it is necessary to focus on improving policies; The State Bank of Vietnam continues to research and consider lowering lending interest rates; For the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense, each Ministry strives to build 2024 social housing apartments in 5.000; The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor strives to implement 2024 apartments in 2.000.
Second, localities need to urgently establish, amend and supplement housing development programs and plans; Regularly urge to complete the project in 2024; Shorten administrative procedures to complete investment policy approval procedures.
Finally, for businesses, the Ministry of Construction requests investors to urgently complete legal procedures; start construction, ensure the progress of completion of projects, and after completing the project, the investor needs to proactively publicize information related to the project so that people can register to buy or rent. buy, rent.
