After many years of anxiously living in apartments at risk of unsafety, dozens of households in apartment buildings No. 181 and 207, Hoang Van Thu street, Nam Dinh ward, Ninh Binh province have been moved to new residences. Behind the emergency relocation is a policy of support from the budget, helping people both ensure safety and reduce the burden of costs during the long wait for accommodation.
These two buildings belong to public assets, were built in the 1940s and 1954s, located on a land area of about 1,120m2, interspersed in a densely populated residential area. After a long period of use, the project has shown many signs of unsafety.
The inspection results determined that both apartment buildings were seriously degraded, dangerous level D, no longer ensuring load-bearing capacity and normal use conditions. Faced with the risk of unsafety, especially during the rainy and storm season, Ninh Binh province has organized the relocation of households living here to building D, a concentrated student housing complex in Nam Dinh ward.
According to statistics, house number 181 has 26 households, house number 207 has 24 households living there. Most people have lived here for many years, in which many cases are elderly people, without stable income or living on monthly allowances.
Relocation is therefore not only a requirement to ensure the safety of the project, but also poses a problem of housing and living expenses for households after leaving old houses.
To stabilize people's lives, on June 25, Ninh Binh Provincial People's Council issued Resolution No. 23/2026/NQ-HĐND, stipulating policies to support the urgent relocation of households and individuals using old houses at No. 181 and 207 Hoang Van Thu street.
According to the resolution, each household and individual subject to relocation is supported with a one-time fee of 3 million VND for accommodation expenses. Households that need to move temporarily to the Nam Dinh ward concentrated student housing complex are supported with 100% of actual room rent and cleaning service fees, for a maximum of 36 months. All expenses are guaranteed from the provincial budget.
Before people move in, the apartments are cleaned, repaired with electricity and water systems, and essential living conditions are added. Because most residents are elderly, the arrangement of rooms is also calculated to facilitate travel, prioritizing low floors and free parking areas.
Moving to a 34m2 apartment in the concentrated student housing complex of Nam Dinh ward, Ms. Le Thi Long (80 years old) said that her current life is much more peaceful than when she lived in the old apartment building.
In the old house, every time it rains heavily or we hear about a storm, we lose sleep because we are afraid the house will collapse. Now moving to a new place, although temporary, it is safe, clean, and has enough electricity and water, so we are much more reassured" - Ms. Long shared.
In the early days of moving in, management officials regularly check the electricity and water systems, guide people to use common areas and promptly handle arising inconveniences. Arranging households that used to live close to each other in the old apartment building in the same area also helps them maintain community activities and support each other in daily life.
From houses that always posed a risk of collapse, now households have new and more stable housing. The province's support policy not only solves the immediate housing needs for people, but also helps families in difficult circumstances reduce the financial burden while waiting for long-term housing plans.
