Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed and issued Decision No. 927/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on the plan to implement Directive No. 34-CT/TW dated May 24, 2024 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in social housing development in the new situation (Plan).
The plan clearly states that ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and authorities at all levels focus on directing the effective implementation of five tasks and solutions:
Firstly, promote and raise awareness and sense of responsibility for social housing development .
Second, review and improve policies and legal systems related to social housing.
Third, improve the effectiveness of state management and coordination responsibility of agencies, organizations and enterprises in developing social housing and implementing housing support policies for beneficiaries of social housing support policies.
Fourth, mobilize and effectively use capital sources for social housing development.
Fifth, innovate methods and models for managing and developing social housing.
The plan requires raising the responsibility of heads of agencies, organizations, businesses and social communities for social housing development. Including social housing development targets in the system of 5-year and annual socio-economic development targets of the locality.
Regarding reviewing and perfecting policies and legal systems related to social housing: Issue favorable and proactive mechanisms and policies for localities to allocate budgets for investment in building social housing projects, carry out compensation, site clearance, and resettlement support to have clean land for social housing; invest in technical infrastructure outside social housing construction investment projects, connect technical infrastructure systems, and ensure synchronous social infrastructure within and outside the scope of the project.
Issue specific mechanisms and policies on social housing for workers and housing development for the people's armed forces. Complete laws and facilitate mechanisms and policies for the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) to participate in social housing development using trade union financial resources.
Prioritize the allocation of appropriate and timely state budget capital from the central and local levels to ensure the implementation of social housing development goals. The State focuses on developing social housing for rent in urban areas using public investment capital.
Promote the socialization of capital sources for social housing development, especially from domestic and foreign enterprises. Review and remove difficulties and obstacles to effectively implement the social housing support loan program.
Expanding capital sources for social housing development from local development investment funds and foreign capital sources.
Encourage the formation of investment funds, investment trust funds and joint ventures and associations to implement social housing projects.
Arrange sufficient budget capital for the Social Policy Bank and commercial banks designated by the State to provide preferential loans for social housing development.
Review, innovate, and continue to expand preferential loan programs for individuals and households to buy, rent, or hire-purchase social housing according to social housing policies.
