Binh Dinh ‘tightens’ management of social housing projects

Strengthen supervision of social housing projects

Provincial People’s Committee Pacify said, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tu Cong Hoang has just signed a document to the provincial departments, agencies and branches; People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities on strengthening the inspection, supervision and implementation of social housing projects in the area.

Accordingly, the Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Construction to continue strengthening the management, inspection and supervision of the investment, management and use of social housing projects in the area.

At the same time, fully perform functions and tasks in monitoring, guiding and urging the implementation of investment and construction of social housing projects, speeding up project implementation, ensuring compliance according to the promulgated social housing development plan and in compliance with current laws.

The Provincial People’s Committee also requires provincial departments, boards and branches; People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities continue to thoroughly understand, strictly and fully implement the direction of the Provincial People’s Committee on the implementation of Directive No. 29/CT-TTg dated October 9, 2018 of the Prime Minister. Government, Document No. 2775/UBND-KT dated May 23, 2019 on strengthening the management and operation of apartment buildings in the area and guiding documents of the Central Government and the Provincial People’s Committee related to public management and development of social housing according to regulations.

According to Binh Dinh Department of Construction, up to now, there are 15 social housing projects in the province that have been implemented with about 10,733 apartments, the usable area of ​​apartments is about 658,903m2, reaching a ratio of about 61% for social housing projects in urban areas.

In which, 4 projects have been completed and put into use (including social housing project – Long Thinh Building) with 1,587 apartments, apartment usable area 107,187m2.

6 projects are under construction with 3,950 apartments, apartment use area 224,979 m2 (of which 2 projects are about to be handed over and put into use). 8 projects are selecting investors, implementing construction investment procedures with about 5,196 apartments, the usable area of ​​​​the apartment is about 326,737m2.

In addition, currently, 18 projects with about 10,200 apartments have not been implemented, of which social housing projects in urban areas are 8,050 units, social housing projects for workers are 2,150 units.

Binh Dinh Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Construction to strengthen the management and supervision of the investment, use… for social housing projects.

Deployment of housing project for workers in difficulty

According to the Department of Construction, this unit is based on the Decision No. 33/2019/QD-UBND dated July 19, 2019 of the Provincial People’s Committee on amending and supplementing the social housing development plan in Binh Dinh province in the period period 2016-2020 and additional period 2021-2025 to serve as a basis for calling for investment in construction of social housing according to regulations. In which, some land is expected to invest in building housing for workers in the industrial park with about 2,150 apartments.

However, to date, no housing project for workers has been implemented. The main reason is that the majority of workers in industrial parks and industrial clusters are local people who have their own houses or have shared accommodation with their families, not far from the workplace (no more than 30km). going back and forth during the day by personal vehicle or being picked up by a business vehicle.

Besides, the occupancy rate of economic zones and some industrial parks is still low, leading to a small workforce, little or no demand. Currently, the Central Government has not issued a separate mechanism and policy on investment in building social housing for workers in industrial zones, so investors are not interested in investing in building social housing for workers in industrial zones. Karma.

Also according to the Department of Construction, over time, the access to preferential loans from the Bank for Social Policies of buyers, rent-purchasers of social housing, especially those who are poor and low-income households, is still very limited. .

In this regard, the Provincial People’s Committee is assigning the Social Policy Bank, Binh Dinh branch, to propose a support package according to the Government’s Resolution 11/NQ-CP dated January 30, 2022 on the Economic Recovery and Development Program. – socialization and implementation of Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 dated January 11, 2022 of the National Assembly on fiscal and monetary policies to support the Program, to lend to individuals and households to buy, rent-purchase social housing, housing for workers.

According to Nguyen Tri