The joy of owning a new home.

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - Implementing the campaign to support housing construction for poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households still facing housing difficulties according to Directive No. 22-CT/TU of the Standing Committee of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee (hereinafter referred to as Directive No. 22), along with other programs and policies of the Central Government, has helped thousands of families in the province realize their dream of having a home.

The house of Ms. Vi Thi Bien's family in Lang Ken village, Thanh Lam commune (Nhu Xuan district) has been rebuilt and completed, now in use.

Thanh Lam commune (Nhu Xuan district) has 680 households with 3,206 people, of which 75 are poor households, accounting for 11.3%. Implementing Directive No. 22, Thanh Lam has 19 households receiving support for new house construction and 3 other households receiving support for new house construction under Decision No. 1719/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the National Target Program for socio -economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, giai đoạn 2021-2030.

Currently, the commune has started construction on 20 out of 22 houses and handed over 9 completed houses, striving to complete all projects by June 30, 2025. For example, the family of Ms. Kim Thi Chuyen in Lang Lu village built a 112m2 house with 80 million VND in support funds, 20 million VND from her family's savings, and 10 million VND in donations from relatives. Similarly, Ms. Vi Thi Bien in Lang Ken village built a 128m2 house with 40 million VND in support funds according to Decision 1719/QD-TTg, 10 million VND from World Vision, 15 million VND in donations from relatives, and additional funds borrowed from the Social Policy Bank. Thanks to Directive No. 22 and other policies, the poverty rate in Thanh Lam commune has decreased sharply from 25.03% (in 2023) to 11.03% (at the end of 2024).

In 2024, Ai Thuong commune (Ba Thuoc district) eliminated more than 50 dilapidated and severely damaged houses, contributing to the commune's completion of the New Rural Area program in 2024. Mr. Truong Van Kim's household in My village is one of the poor households that received support to replace their dilapidated house. His family received 40 million VND from the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction and 40 million VND from Directive No. 22. Along with 70 million VND from family savings, assistance from relatives, and 30 million VND borrowed from the Social Policy Bank, Mr. Kim's family built a spacious house with an area of ​​approximately 65m2. Along with Mr. Kim's household, many other poor households, after receiving support to build new houses, voluntarily submitted applications to be removed from the poverty list. For example, the households of Mr. Truong Van Tuyen, Mr. Truong Van Quyet, etc.

In Bai village, Phuc Thinh commune (Ngoc Lac district), Mrs. Le Thi Sen, over 80 years old, living with her 53-year-old daughter in a dilapidated house, received 80 million VND in support in August 2024. Along with her savings and additional loans, after only two months of construction, her new 50m2 house, costing a total of 170 million VND, was completed. Celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025 in her new home, Mrs. Sen emotionally shared: “The worries and anxieties I felt every time there was a storm or the biting cold of winter nights are gone. I can now live happily and healthily for the rest of my life.”

In accordance with Prime Minister 's Directive No. 42/CT-TTg on accelerating the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide and the Provincial Party Committee's Directive No. 22, over the two years 2024-2025, our province aims to mobilize resources to support the construction of 5,000 or more houses for poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households facing housing difficulties, with a support level of 80 million VND per house. For households eligible under the National Target Program, the support level is 40 million VND per house. As of April 14th, the total funds received through the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at three levels (province, district, and commune) amounted to 619 billion 429 million VND. The total funds allocated by all levels is 452 billion 620 million VND. Accordingly, 4,328 households received financial support (3,772 for new construction and 556 for repairs). Of these, 3,176 households in 11 mountainous districts received support, accounting for 73.38%. The support for house repairs and construction has helped these households have stable housing, allowing them to work and produce with peace of mind, develop their economy, and rise out of poverty sustainably and achieve legitimate wealth.

Text and photos: Mai Phuong

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