Live frugally and safely in social housing areas
Ms. Trieu Yen Phuong (22 years old, Thai Nguyen) started working at Luxshare Bac Giang company in February this year. Ms. Phuong said that as soon as the labor contract was signed, the company introduced her to the Noi Hoang workers' housing area (Bac Giang City).
"The room rental cost is about 500,000 VND/month, this amount has been supported by the company. The guaranteed living and security conditions are very suitable for the needs of young workers like us" - Ms. Phuong informed.
Similarly, Mr. Luong Van Hung (Tuyen Quang) said that he had moved to this housing area for 8 months, right after arriving in Bac Giang to work.
"Here, there will be air conditioners in the summer, hot water to use in the winter, and even a washing machine, with full amenities like when at home. When I was here, the company supported me with 500,000 VND for housing, so I did not lose any more money, said Mr. Hung.
Previously, workers had to spend 1.5 - 1.8 million VND per month on rent and electricity and water, so they could not save much. However, since moving into the workers' housing area, they have accumulated more.
The social housing area for workers (workers' housing) in Noi Hoang ward (Bac Giang city) is invested by the joint venture of Fuji Bac Giang Development Joint Stock Company - Vinaco Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company. The project has a total investment of 1,200 billion VND, a scale of 5.8 hectares, building 10 buildings with 2,802 apartments, of which more than 2,400 apartments are for workers to rent.
The housing area is located near many large industrial parks in Bac Giang, after more than 1 year of operation, about 2,700 workers have come to rent and live there.
The project investor representative said that the housing area can accommodate a maximum of 10,000 workers.
"Currently, there are many applications from workers who wish to rent in this social housing area. We are continuing to review to submit to the Department of Construction for appraisal and approval of the rental list soon" - the investor's representative added.
Not only renting, after working in industrial parks (IPs) in the area, many workers have enough financial potential to buy and own social housing apartments for themselves.
As in the case of Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Na (28 years old, from Nghe An) currently working in Yen Phong Industrial Park (Bac Ninh).Ms. Na and her husband bought a 70m2 apartment in Cat Tuong Eco social housing area (Bac Ninh City) in early 2021 for about 700 million VND.
Ms. Na shared: "I bought an apartment because the price was reasonable, the quality was guaranteed and the common living space was good. My wife and I can work with peace of mind, and try together to pay off the policy bank loan when buying a house".
Concentrating on building social housing for workers
Speaking to Lao Dong Newspaper reporter, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Dung - Deputy Director of the Department of Construction of Bac Ninh province - said that the province has implemented 54 social housing projects, of which 16 projects have been completed or partially completed, providing about 10,200 apartments. According to the 1 million apartment project for the period 2021-2024, the province has completed 10 projects, providing about 7,025 apartments. There are currently 16 projects that have been granted construction permits and are being implemented.
According to Mr. Vuong Tuan - Chairman of Bac Ninh People's Committee, in the period of 2021-2030, the number of social houses and houses of workers in Bac Ninh province accounted for 7.2% of the national rate, Bac Ninh province has been ahead of other localities in the development of social housing. "The province will strive to create a favorable environment for enterprises in the industrial park to develop, including the development of workers' accommodation in the service land area of the industrial park, giving priority to businesses with a large number of workers and large investment scale" - Mr. Vuong Quoc Tuan said.
In Bac Giang, a representative of the Department of Construction said that from 2021 to now, the province has implemented 14 social housing projects for workers and low-income people, with a total area of 60.56 hectares and a total investment of about VND 19,700 billion. The total number of apartments expected from 14 projects is about 29,000.
Currently, 2 projects have been completed with about 2,900 apartments, 1 project has completed housing projects with about 2,100 apartments and 6 projects have been granted construction permits, under construction with about 8,500 apartments. It is expected that by 2025, the province will focus resources on construction and completion of nearly 5,600 apartments.
