The home of the people
No longer a distant dream, the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses has become a reality for Mr. Dinh Xuan Luu's family in Kim Phu commune, Quang Tri province. The house was repaired spaciously, with a fresh red tiled roof instead of the old, cramped corrugated iron sheets. Mr. Luu was moved to receive support from youth union members in transporting materials, dismantling, repairing and encouraging his family throughout the implementation process.
"Previously, the house was dilapidated, the family did not dare to dream of renovating it. Now that the State has paid attention, a group of young people come to help with bricks and corrugated iron. The new house is the last joy of life, a solid shelter from the rain and wind in old age, Mr. Dinh Xuan Luu shared.
Not far away, in Ka Ai village (Dan Hoa commune), Ms. Ho Thi Mang - a lonely Van Kieu ethnic woman, has just moved into a new house. "Every rainy season, I was very scared, lying down and not daring to sleep. I never thought I would be able to live in a brick-roofed house with tiled roofs like a mattress, she said.
In mid-July 2025, all the villages in the mountainous areas of Quang Tri seemed to be participating in the festival. The sound of barking, quarreling, and laughter on the construction site of hundreds of new houses. Behind each house is a story of solidarity, from cadres, soldiers, youth union members to neighbors, contributing labor and property to build a warm home.
Or in Tuyen Quang, after the heavy rains in July 2025, Ms. Lam Thi Thang, Hoa An commune, has absorbed the value of a solid house even more. The whole family no longer has to worry every time the rainy and stormy season comes. Ms. Thang's new house was built according to the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the locality. Started in April 2025, after more than 2 months of urgent construction with the cooperation of the whole community, the house was completed. "I thank the Party, the State, local authorities and the people very much," Ms. Thang shared.
Each roof is built not only as a solid place to rest, but also a vivid symbol of the spirit of "remembering the source when drinking water", "the healthy leaves cover the torn leaves". These are meaningful gifts, where the past is preserved and expressed gratitude, the present is sheltered, and the future is enhanced by humanity, compassion and community responsibility.
It can be seen that the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses is being vigorously and synchronously implemented across the country. Many provinces have mobilized the participation of the entire political system, in which mass organizations, armed forces, businesses, individuals... have contributed tens of thousands of working days, hundreds of tons of materials and tens of billions of VND to build houses for the poor.
As of July 19, the whole country has completed support for eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for 41,843 households with meritorious services to the revolution - those who have sacrificed their blood and bones, devoted all their lives to the independence and freedom of the nation. Of these, 35,031 houses have been inaugurated and 6,812 houses are being urgently completed, as gifts of gratitude sent before the War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27.
This is only a part of a total of 266,511 temporary and dilapidated houses that have been supported for construction and repair nationwide, according to the latest updated data from localities on the management software system of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, of which 23 1,513 houses were inaugurated, 34,998 houses are under construction. Thus, compared to the statistics on July 8, the whole country has supported the demolition of temporary and dilapidated houses with nearly 2,000 more units.
The mission of the entire nation
In Notice No. 367/TB-VPCP, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested ministries, agencies and localities to be determined to complete the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide before August 31.; in which housing support for meritorious people and martyrs' families will be completed before July 24.
The Prime Minister requested Party Secretaries and Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels of 15 provinces with temporary and dilapidated houses (Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Dien Bien, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Phu Tho, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Ca Mau) to directly participate in directing, urging, inspecting, supervising, and promoting drastically, focusing on implementation and ensuring the completion of the work of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in the area; proactively and promptly resolving difficulties and problems related to finance, land, and resources to complete all set goals.
The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security continue to mobilize forces stationed in the area to support efforts and materials for localities to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the spirit of "Forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people".
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Veterans Association, the Women's Union, and the Youth Union continue to participate in supporting local authorities and households, especially policy families, to urgently start and complete projects to ensure quality and on schedule.
Dr. Nguyen Si Dung - Member of the Prime Minister's Policy Advisory Council stated that this is the first time a specific time frame, with national significance, has been set for a social security policy. It is noteworthy that the original goal was to be by 2030, but now it has been shortened to 5 years, demonstrating high determination and the spirit of "doing the right thing immediately, not waiting a day longer".
Dr. Nguyen Si Dung affirmed that eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses is no longer a simple policy but a companionship campaign, an act of healing, a call for the entire people. This is not the Government's alone concern. This is the mission of the whole society: each enterprise, each organization, each person - whoever has merits contributes, whoever has assets contributes, whoever has the heart contributes, whoever has something contributes. No contribution is small, if it comes from the heart.
Every roof is a promise to leave no one behind
The program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in Quang Tri is entering the final stage with the determination not to let any people live in temporary conditions as the rainy season is approaching. To date, thousands of poor, near-poor households and ethnic minorities, war invalids and sick soldiers have benefited from housing support policies.
Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment - said: "We determine that this is not only a political task but also a responsibility of conscience. The province has mobilized the entire political system to participate, connecting resources from the State, businesses to the people".
In mountainous communes, many village elders and village chiefs also volunteered to encourage people to contribute working days, bamboo, and rice. Each completed house is not only an asset, but a crystallization of faith, of the spirit of "the healthy leaves cover the torn leaves".
Quang Tri Provincial Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang emphasized that the province does not consider the elimination of temporary houses as just a short-term movement, but it is a long-term commitment of the Provincial Party Committee in caring for people's lives.
Each house is a spiritual support, a foundation for people to stabilize their lives and develop. The most important thing is that when people see that the government does not abandon anyone, they will trust, accompany and contribute to the common development.
From solid houses growing in the middle of Truong Son forest, a new rural appearance is gradually taking shape. Children have a place to study, the elderly can rest with peace of mind, and people of working age boldly invest in farming and raising livestock. Cong Sang
