Solving the housing problem for people

Increase investment

To implement the call for investment in social housing projects, Thua Thien - Hue province issued Plan No. 228/KH-UBND dated June 16, 2023, implementing the Project "Investing in the construction of at least 1 million social housing apartments for low-income people and industrial park workers in the period of 2021 - 2030" of the Government in the province, with a total number of apartments completed by 2030 of 8,600.

*The need for social housing in Hue is urgent.*

In the period of 2021 - 2025, Thua Thien - Hue province has approved investment for 5 social housing projects to be implemented, with a land area of 17.44 hectares, a total of 6,238 apartments; of which, 2 independent social housing projects have been approved for investment in the period of 2020 - 2021: the social housing project in Area C - My Thuong New Urban Area; The social housing project in Area E - An Van Duong New Urban Area has a land area of 11.08 hectares with a total of 3,480 apartments. Currently, the project investor is preparing a detailed construction plan for the project and land allocation procedures for the project.

For 3 social housing projects from the 20% land fund of the commercial project, the urban area has a project land area of 6.36 hectares with a total of 2,758 apartments, currently implementing procedures related to basic construction and land allocation, including 1 social housing project at the 20% land fund (land fund for social housing construction in the commercial investment project) of the Thuy Van complex project phase 2, in Area B of the new urban area of An Van Duong (Ecogarden, Thuy Van ward, Hue city) has started phase 1, with about 750 apartments last July.

Many low-income people in Thua Thien - Hue province said they have deployed to buy social housing at the Thuy Van complex project phase 2 and are happy to have the opportunity to buy stable housing at a reasonable price.

*Construction of social housing project at Thuy Van Complex*

Mr. Hoang Hai Minh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province, said that the province's policy is to encourage economic sectors to develop housing to create conditions for everyone to have a place to live according to the market mechanism, meet all people's needs, and at the same time have policies to support housing for social policy beneficiaries, low-income people and the poor who have housing difficulties in order to contribute to political stability, ensure social security and develop urban and rural areas in a civilized and modern direction.

“The province has requested investments to organize the construction and implementation of social housing projects to ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance with approved planning contents; quality equivalent to commercial housing, product structure, and reasonable prices to meet the needs of low-income people and workers to access and improve housing; and ensure essential technical and social infrastructure conditions for transportation, healthcare,education , and culture,” said Mr. Bright.

Continue to develop social housing

In Thua Thien - Hue, the demand forecast for the period 2021-2025 will need about 7,978 apartments, the period 2026-2030 will need about 9,980 apartments. According to the plan, the province will allocate more than 372 hectares of land to develop social housing projects by 2025 and more than 400 hectares by 2030.

According to Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Buu Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Construction of Thua Thien - Hue province, the demand is still very high but the development of social housing is still facing many difficulties. Therefore, to overcome the difficulties, the Department of Construction recently sent the recommendations of investors to the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province to resolve the problems in the implementation of social housing construction.

*National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits a social housing model in Hue City.*

In order to develop social housing in the area, Thua Thien - Hue province has also publicized and introduced the land fund for social housing investment to enterprises for research and investment proposals; balanced and arranged the local budget to encourage and provide additional incentives to call on economic sectors to participate in investing in developing social housing in the area.

In addition, planning and arranging social housing projects and independent worker housing projects in suitable, convenient locations, with large scale, full technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, especially in Hue city area.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Hai Minh said that the current social housing development policy still has some contents that do not meet practical needs and have not been supplemented and altered effectively. Therefore, in the coming time, Thua Thien - Hue province will implement solutions to remove "bottlenecks" in social housing development in the area.

specific, the province will propose that the Central Government soon study, amend and promulgate legal regulations related to social housing to remove difficulties and obstacles in social housing projects to shorten the time for selecting investors in social housing projects; amend and promulgate preferential policies for social housing such as selling prices, incentives for 20% of housing floor area, and regulations on home buyers to attract and call for investment in social housing projects. Issue more preferential policies to create an attractive environment for investors interested in investing in social housing. Continue to research to find solutions to select suitable home buyers, close to actual conditions. Pay attention to allocating funds for investment outside the fence for social housing projects to promote investment calling.

"Local leaders must identify this as an important political task; it is necessary to establish and approve specific implementation plans for investment in social housing projects for each year and each from now until 2030 to ensure local needs. Research on decentralization, simplification, and shortening of administrative procedures according to authority. At the same time, strengthen inspection, examination, supervision, and handling of violations of the law in the development of social housing and workers' housing stage in the area," Mr. Minh emphasized.

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