The Secretariat requested to study the establishment of a social housing development fund.

The Secretariat has just issued a Directive on strengthening the Party's leadership in social housing development in the new situation.

In this Directive, the Secretariat requests Party committees at all levels, Party organizations, authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations to thoroughly grasp and seriously and effectively implement a number of tasks and solutions.

The Directive requires good implementation of housing support according to target programs, especially for people with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution who have difficulty in housing, poor households in rural areas, ethnic minority areas and mountainous areas. Ensure that 100% of people with meritorious services and families of people with meritorious services to the revolution are well cared for in terms of housing.

The Secretariat requested to study the establishment of a social housing development fund. (Photo: ST)

Notably, the Secretariat requested to plan and arrange independent social housing projects, or in commercial housing projects in convenient traffic locations. Attached to industrial centers, ensuring synchronization of technical infrastructure and essential social infrastructure.

The State prioritizes the allocation of land funds and capital sources, creating a favorable environment for the development of social housing. There are mechanisms and preferential policies that are substantial and attractive enough to attract and encourage domestic and foreign economic sectors to participate in investing in and developing social housing, and implementing housing support policies for the subjects.

The development of social housing needs to be diversified in types, mechanisms, and policies for purchasing, renting, and hire-purchasing social housing, accommodation, and dormitories for workers, low-income people in urban areas, students, and armed forces at prices suitable to the affordability of each beneficiary.

Along with that, according to the Secretariat, it is necessary to increase the rate of social housing for rent. Focus on supporting housing and land for people with revolutionary contributions, the poor and policy beneficiaries, ensuring compliance with land use planning and plans, construction planning and housing development plans in each period of the locality...

Social housing and housing supported by the State under target programs, and workers' accommodation must ensure construction quality, architecture, landscape, fully meet standards, regulations, security, safety, fire prevention and fighting, and synchronize essential technical and social infrastructure...

Support and incentive policies must ensure publicity, transparency, fairness, and targeting of the right subjects; calculate correctly and fully all reasonable and valid costs in determining social housing. There are incentives for projects following green and energy-saving models.

The Directive also requires research and promulgation of specific mechanisms and policies on social housing for workers and the people's armed forces. Perfecting laws and creating favorable mechanisms and policies for the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to participate in developing social housing using trade union financial resources.

Relevant agencies and units need to issue mechanisms and policies to facilitate and proactively allow localities to allocate budgets to invest in building social housing projects. Carry out compensation, site clearance, and resettlement support to have clean land for social housing...

The Secretariat directs the acceleration of administrative procedure reform, creating favorable conditions for businesses to participate in investing in social housing development, and for beneficiaries to have easy access to this type of housing.

The development of social housing requires mechanisms and preferential policies for green models, energy-saving use, sustainable development, and low carbon emissions. Prioritize the allocation of appropriate state budget capital from the central and local levels, and promote the socialization of capital sources, especially from domestic and foreign enterprises.

The Directive also mentions the study of forming a social housing development fund or a suitable financial institution model for long-term, sustainable development, expanding capital sources from local and foreign development investment funds. Encouraging the formation of investment funds, investment trust funds and joint ventures, joint implementation...

The Secretariat requested decentralization of power along with strengthening inspection, supervision and monitoring. There are strong enough sanctions to prevent and promptly handle violations and policy abuses. Research on the establishment and establishment of an operating mechanism for state-owned enterprises specializing in investing in and developing social housing.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/ban-bi-thu-yeu-cau-nghien-cuu-hinh-thanh-quy-phat-trien-nha-o-xa-hoi-post297140.html