Currently, the total number of workers, civil servants and employees at units with trade unions in Binh Thuan province is 83,151 people, including 80,700 union members. In addition to job stability, many workers and employees want to have social housing at preferential prices for workers.
Some workers said that workers from many localities in and outside the province who come to work in industrial zones have difficulty with housing. Many families have to rent houses at quite high prices, so housing is the biggest concern for them and their families.
Responding to reporters, the Department of Construction of Binh Thuan province said that 5 social housing projects have been approved for investment by the People's Committee of Binh Thuan province. The social housing apartment project in Phu Tai ward, Phan Thiet city, invested by Binh Thuan Construction and Housing Trading Joint Stock Company, includes 306 apartments, which have been completed and put into use. To date, 100% of the apartments have been built, sold, and rented.
The Phu Thinh social housing apartment complex project, invested by Phu Thinh Real Estate Investment and Trading Company Limited, consists of 680 apartments. The project is under construction but behind schedule. Currently, the number of customers approved by the Department of Construction to be eligible to buy and rent apartments in the project is 552 applications/570 apartments, the remaining number of apartments is 18 unsold and unleased apartments.
The social housing project for workers in Ham Kiem I Industrial Park, Ham Kiem - Ham My Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District, invested by Hoang Quan Binh Thuan Real Estate Consulting - Trading - Service Joint Stock Company; the project scale includes 1,216 apartments (955 townhouses + 261 apartments). The project investor has completed the construction of the townhouse area (phase 1) eligible for sale and lease of 399 units (382 units sold) and is implementing phase 2.
The social housing project for workers in Ham Kiem II Industrial Park, Ham Kiem Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District is invested by Binh Tan Investment Joint Stock Company; the project scale includes 5,624 apartments, with a total floor area of 457,910m2. The investor has just built an apartment complex at lot B2 (not completed), with a scale of 280 apartments.
The social housing project for workers in Song Binh Industrial Park is invested by Rang Dong Joint Stock Company; the project scale is 14.8 hectares, with a scale of about 762 apartments. The investor is completing procedures to implement the project.
The total number of apartments in the 5 projects above is about 8,588. Of the 5 projects above, 3 social housing projects have been sold, rented, and leased. Information related to the projects is made public so that people can register to buy or rent social housing.
According to the Department of Construction, the implementation of social housing projects in Binh Thuan has many difficulties such as the implementation progress is still slow compared to the approved plan.
Some commercial housing projects (including social housing) have been approved for investment but have not yet been implemented due to problems related to site clearance, affecting 20% of the land fund for social housing construction. In the province, there are no social housing projects that have received preferential loans from the VND 120,000 billion credit package under Resolution No. 33/NQ-CP dated March 11, 2023 of the Government to invest in social housing construction.
