Prime Minister: Ministry of Public Security takes immediate action to handle negative practices in social housing purchases

(Dan Tri) - According to the Prime Minister, the rental and purchase of social housing is still negative and causes outrage. He directed the Ministry of Public Security to grasp the situation and immediately deal with violators, not distorting humane policies.

On the morning of November 11, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh , Head of the Central Steering Committee on housing policy and real estate market, chaired the 3rd meeting of the Steering Committee.

The Prime Minister said that since the beginning of his term, the Government and the Prime Minister have issued 22 resolutions, 16 directives, and many dispatches related to the real estate market and social housing development, achieving very positive results.

Implementing the Project of 1 million social housing apartments, up to now, the whole country has 696 social housing projects being implemented with a scale of more than 637,000 apartments, of which more than 128,600 apartments have been completed. Since the beginning of 2025, over 123,000 apartments have been invested in construction; nearly 62,000 apartments have been completed.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: Doan Bac).

However, the Government leader said that the real estate market still faces many difficulties and shortcomings. Housing prices, especially in large cities such as Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, etc., are still much higher than people's income.

The progress of some social housing projects is still slow although the National Assembly has issued Resolution 201 and the Government has issued Decree 192. The allocation of 20% of land fund for social housing in commercial housing projects has not been seriously implemented.

The head of the Government also pointed out the fact that some localities have not really paid attention to reviewing the subjects of buying, renting, or leasing-purchasing social housing, and there are still negative situations, causing public outrage.

Emphasizing the need for all to be open and transparent, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to strictly control this issue, especially the Ministry of Public Security to direct forces to grasp the situation, immediately handle law violators, prevent negativity, and not distort the very humane policies of the Party and State.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Central Steering Committee on housing policy and real estate market (Photo: Doan Bac).

Regarding the progress of social housing projects, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Construction to clearly report on the slow investment procedures for social housing projects and clarify the causes and difficulties.

"Is it possible to develop a unified investment and construction process and procedures nationwide (from planning, site clearance, investment and construction procedures) to shorten the preparation time for investment and construction of social housing by 3-6 months?", the Prime Minister asked.

Along with that, he noted that with the arrangement of clean land funds, in reality, localities have been very proactive, but not many large enterprises have proactively proposed to use their clean land funds to invest in social housing projects.

The Prime Minister said that policies are needed to mobilize and encourage businesses to participate, while businesses must also promote national sentiment, compatriotism, responsibility to the country, to the people, responsibility to the poor and the disadvantaged.

Regarding enhancing transparency, preventing negativity, hoarding, price inflation, speculation, and profiteering in the approval, purchase, sale, and rental of social housing, the Ministry of Construction has drafted a Prime Minister's Directive on this issue. The Prime Minister requested delegates to provide specific comments on the draft Directive.

Regarding credit policy towards social housing development, the Prime Minister requested the State Bank to report on the disbursement results of the 145,000 billion VND credit package for social housing (good and bad aspects, causes, solutions).

"The State must be creative, enterprises must take the lead, and the public and private sectors must work together to develop a healthy and sustainable real estate market, contributing to stabilizing the macro-economy, ensuring social security, a prosperous country, and happy people," according to the Prime Minister.

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