Focus on removing obstacles, speeding up project progress
Hung Yen is attracting more and more workers inside and outside the province to work in industrial parks and clusters, leading to a great demand for stable housing. Therefore, the development of social housing (NOXH) has become one of the key tasks that the province pays special attention to.
Hung Yen voters have proposed that the Government direct solutions to promote the construction of social housing for workers, especially in the rental and hire-purchase housing segment; strengthen management and transparency in approval and operation so that workers can access easily. In addition, it is recommended to invest in more public kindergartens and strictly manage private nursery groups in areas with high labor concentration.
Recently, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh worked with the leaders of Hung Yen province and inspected a number of projects, including low-income housing in Pho Hien ward, service housing in Yen My commune and the project of Lac Hong Phuc Company in My Hao ward.
According to the report, the whole province currently has 73 planned social housing projects with a total area of over 152 hectares. Of which, 7 projects are being implemented, with a scale of over 14,500 apartments. In the 2021-2024 period, the province has completed 3 projects with about 1,500 apartments; the goal in 2025 is to complete an additional 2,250 apartments.
According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Sinh, Hung Yen province has great potential in developing social housing, but to fully exploit the advantages, the province needs to be more determined in directing and operating. Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Sinh has suggested that Hung Yen continue to review and arrange land funds appropriately, approve new projects, especially reserving land for social housing of the police and military forces. For licensed projects, the province needs to urge progress and reform administrative procedures to ensure completion on schedule.
Many difficulties in site clearance and planning
Despite their large scale, the progress of some social housing projects in Hung Yen is still slow. Many projects have only started construction since 2024 and are at risk of not being handed over in 2025. The main reason is due to problems in site clearance, prolonged investment procedures, and limited capacity of some investors.
The Department of Construction of Hung Yen province said that many localities have not been determined in coordinating implementation, leading to complaints and prolonged disputes. Some projects are still stuck in the planning stage: the project in Nghia Dan commune (35.1 ha) does not have a zoning plan, but overlaps with the proposal of another enterprise; the project in the old Hung Yen city area (31 ha) has a general plan, there is no zoning plan, so it is not possible to submit an application for an investment policy.
Regarding land fund, Hung Yen (old) has a total area of 248.9 hectares for social housing development, of which 106.2 hectares are currently available and 142.7 hectares are planned. In Thai Binh (old), before the merger, the locality had planned 66 land plots (137 hectares) for more than 46,000 apartments, but had only implemented 24 projects, completing 8 projects with 1,753 apartments. This figure shows a significant gap between plan and reality.
To overcome this, Hung Yen province will strengthen the Steering Committee for Social Housing Development, strengthen coordination and supervision. At the same time, report to the People's Council to consider issuing a mechanism to support project implementation on the basis of inheriting policies from Thai Binh (old) and Hung Yen (old). Investors are required to make detailed plans, commit to project progress and quality.
Hung Yen province recommends that the Government soon amend the Housing Law, the Real Estate Business Law, and guiding decrees to suit the operating model of local governments at both levels. Proposal to consider adjusting the regulation that investors must pay money equivalent to the 20% land fund for technical infrastructure construction.
