Urgently develop new policies on housing support for meritorious people and the poor

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that housing support policy for meritorious people and the poor is an important part of social policy on housing development.

Low support level, leveling

Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh said that according to the Prime Minister's decisions, in the 2013-2019 period, the whole country completed support for 339,176 meritorious households in need of housing construction and repair, reaching 96.7%; in the 2015-2020 period, 117,427/236,324 poor households were supported, reaching 50%; in the 2014-2021 period, 19,032/23,797 poor households in flood-affected areas were supported in need of housing construction and repair, reaching 80%.

In addition to the achieved results, opinions at the meeting said that it is necessary to evaluate the overall and comprehensive effectiveness of all policies and housing support programs for meritorious people, the poor, people in remote, disadvantaged areas, mountainous areas, islands, etc. that have been implemented with state and social resources, and development aid capital, etc.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung stated that in reality, there are currently many different socio-economic development programs and policies with housing support content such as 3 national target programs: New rural construction; socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; sustainable poverty reduction; movement to eliminate temporary and leaky houses; building solidarity houses... Each program is implemented according to different regulations, making it difficult for local authorities, especially at the grassroots level, to identify and count households in need of support to ensure no overlap or duplication.

For example, if a family is both a meritorious person and a poor household, in a flood-prone area or an area that benefits from the national target program on hunger eradication and poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, then the level of support must be determined to ensure the highest benefits for the people but without overlap or duplication.

In addition, housing support policies for people with revolutionary contributions, the poor in rural areas and the poor in flood-affected areas still reveal many shortcomings and limitations. That is, the level of support is still low, equal, and does not take into account the characteristics of the region. The criteria for supporting housing construction stops at level 4 houses with 3 hards (hard walls, hard floors, hard roofs). The State only supports people in building and repairing houses, not including the overall planning and development of accompanying social technical infrastructure such as electricity, roads, schools, stations, etc. The mechanism of direct support and low-interest loans is not suitable for the economic situation of many poor households.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha stated: The State must play a leading role in housing support policies for people with meritorious services, the poor, and those in difficult circumstances.

Promoting the leading role of the State

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized the important, correct and humane significance of housing support policies for people with revolutionary contributions, the poor in rural areas and the poor in flood-hit areas.

These policies have demonstrated the superior nature of the regime, received great support and attention, as well as recognition and appreciation from the entire political system, all classes of people, and the whole society.

This is an important part of social policy to develop housing for Vietnamese people.

The summary and evaluation of the effectiveness of these three policies must be placed in relation to and linked with other programs, mechanisms and policies. Similarly, the results of housing support for people with revolutionary contributions, the poor in rural areas and the poor in flood-affected areas are not outside the overall goal of housing support for social policy beneficiaries in particular, and the implementation of social policies for housing development in general.

At the same time, it is necessary to clarify the position, role and responsibility of the State, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, agencies, enterprises, individuals... in mobilizing, contributing and using resources for social housing support.

Along with fully assessing what has been done and continuing to promote it, the Deputy Prime Minister pointed out a number of shortcomings and limitations in housing support mechanisms and policies such as: Lack of comprehensiveness and unity due to "design" in many periods; differences in the mechanism of using funding sources from the state budget, funds of socio-political organizations, contributions of enterprises, organizations, individuals; unclear roles and responsibilities of relevant parties (State, society, supported subjects), etc.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Construction to urgently coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, etc. to complete the summary report; propose new housing support mechanisms and policies.

Policies must clarify the scope, groups of supported subjects, support mechanisms for each group such as meritorious people, poor people in difficult areas, poor people...

The level of support is determined based on the characteristics and socio-economic features of regions such as remote areas, mountainous areas, islands, flood areas or rural areas in the plains and urban areas.

In particular, the State is responsible for: Directly supporting people with meritorious services, partially supporting and lending at the lowest possible interest rates to poor households in need of building and repairing houses; promulgating unit prices, technical standards, and criteria for safe housing, with adequate accompanying infrastructure, adapting to climate change; planning and rearranging residential areas in areas affected by natural disasters and floods.

The Fatherland Front, agencies, unions, organizations, businesses and individuals allocate funds and resources to other disadvantaged people in need of housing assistance.

Local authorities are responsible for organizing the implementation of housing support programs and policies in the area.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted, "it is necessary to clearly identify the subjects needing support, the funding source, the implementers, ensuring fairness and consistency; under similar conditions and subjects, the level of support from the State or society is the same." At the same time, take advantage of the subjects that are doing very well in this work such as the social policy bank and the Fatherland Front to avoid dispersion and spreading of resources.

The Deputy Prime Minister stated: Policies must affirm the leading role of the State in supporting housing for people with meritorious services, the poor, and those in difficulty. The ultimate goal is to ensure that all people live in a safe environment, enjoy the fruits of development, and leave no one behind.

TN (according to Chinhphu.vn)

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