The joy of living in new homes.

The joy is growing daily for households facing housing difficulties, as the joint program to "eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" in the province has so far built, repaired, and handed over nearly 400 houses, achieving over 80% of the plan. Many localities are accelerating construction progress to complete the program before June 30th as assigned by the province.

The authorities of Phu An commune, Ben Cat city, recently held a ceremony to hand over a new house to Ms. Vo Thi Thanh Truc's family.

Humanity and compassion

In recent days, handover ceremonies for new houses under the "eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses" program in Ben Cat City have been continuously taking place in various communes and wards. Mr. Truong Minh Tri, Chairman of the People's Committee of Chanh Phu Hoa Ward, said: “Since the beginning of 2025, the locality has been reviewing the cases of poor and near-poor households and policy-beneficiary families facing housing difficulties. For households without land, the ward is coordinating with the Ben Cat City People's Committee to provide support for purchasing social housing. Regarding the construction and repair of houses for households with land, there are a total of 8 households. The locality is actively mobilizing social resources and the "For the Poor" Fund to build houses for the people. The locality is accelerating the construction of 3 houses for poor households. The houses will be handed over and the program completed in about a week.”

The program to "eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" not only brings joy and happiness but also opens up a bright future for families facing housing difficulties. Ms. Le Thi Them, 62 years old, residing in Ward 8, Chanh Phu Hoa commune, shared: "In a few days, the local authorities will hold a ceremony to hand over my new house. Before, I never dared to dream that I would have a house like everyone else."

For many years, Mrs. Them lived alone in a rented house. Every day, she went to a local company to work as a cook, earning about 6 million VND per month. Through the efforts of the local authorities, Mrs. Them was given about 60 square meters of land by her nephew to build a house...

For many years, the family of Ms. Vo Thi Thanh Truc, residing in Ben Giang hamlet, Phu An commune, Ben Cat city, has lived in a makeshift house with a thatched roof. Although Ms. Truc and her husband are still young, under 40 years old, they have five children, making life quite difficult. “Before, I helped my husband with his work at the company to earn income. Recently, the two youngest children have been constantly ill, so I had to quit my job to stay home and take care of them. The family's livelihood depends on my husband's salary of about 10 million VND per month. That amount is barely enough to cover daily expenses,” Ms. Truc said.

Recently, when the local authorities handed over the house and donated many household items, Ms. Truc was moved to tears. “I am very grateful to the authorities at all levels. This house not only provides a stable life and shelter from the sun and rain, but also opens up a bright future for my children, especially emotionally. From now on, my children will no longer feel self-conscious around their friends because they had to live in a dilapidated thatched house like before,” Ms. Truc said emotionally.

Efforts for the poor

In Binh Duong, responding to the emulation movement to "eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" launched by the Prime Minister , in late March 2025, nine districts and cities in the province simultaneously held groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of houses for poor and disadvantaged households. Through this, leaders at all levels in the province directed and mobilized all resources to ensure the program reaches its planned target.

To complete the repair and construction of 470 houses for those in housing difficulties within approximately three months, the Steering Committee for "Eliminating Temporary and Dilapidated Houses" at all levels in the province focused on mobilizing manpower, resources, and contributions from businesses, philanthropists, and construction companies in communes and wards. The role of grassroots officials was particularly significant. Specifically, many households lacked land for construction during the program's implementation. Commune and ward officials mobilized relatives and family members to donate land and even provided additional financial support for construction.

For households without land and without relatives to provide land support, the district and city-level Steering Committees are considering effective approaches. For example, in Ben Cat City and Tan Uyen City, they have mobilized social resources to purchase dozens of social housing units for eligible individuals. Some localities, such as Tan Uyen City and Di An City, have also completed the program before April 30th.

On the day of handing over the new houses to the beneficiaries, most communes and wards also mobilized resources to donate many valuable gifts to the households such as electric fans, rice cookers, beds, mats, wardrobes, tables, etc. Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bach Dang commune, Tan Uyen city, shared: “Bach Dang commune is one of the localities in Tan Uyen city that achieved the goal of the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses early. However, to better care for the lives of poor and disadvantaged households, the locality still has a lot of work to do. That is to continue reviewing households with difficult circumstances, children without jobs, and low incomes to have plans to support and help increase income, so that all families can have a relatively comfortable life.”

QUANG TAM

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