Joy from 'A warm home for my people'

Putting policy into practice

The house of Ms. Dang Thi Lan in Hung Thuy hamlet, Loc Thinh commune has been degraded for many years, and is currently being urgently constructed to be handed over and put into use. Looking at the house with the floor paved, corrugated iron roof, ceiling lining, repainting, and many other items being repaired, Ms. Lan could not hide her joy and emotion. Ms. Lan said: My family is a policy beneficiary, previously considered for building a charity house. After many years of use, the house has seriously degraded, so I applied for support to repair the house. Luckily, I was supported in the category of removing temporary houses and dilapidated houses this time with a budget of 50 million VND. The state supported the money, my family did not have more money to contribute, but my sons are construction workers, so they contributed to the repair, saving costs and doing more items. Old age, weak health, often sick, I am very happy to receive support from the State to repair my house this time, grateful to the Party, State and local government for caring about policy families, helping me have a solid house in my old age.

Ms. Dang Thi Lan's house is being urgently constructed to be handed over and put into use soon.

Implementing the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses, from the beginning of the year, Loc Ninh district has directed communes to conduct a comprehensive review of poor, near-poor, and disadvantaged households, and policy families. Ms. Nguyen Quynh Mai, a cultural and social officer at the People's Committee of Loc Thinh commune, said: There are no more poor or near-poor households in the commune, so this time the locality has selected two policy households, Mr. Pham Xuan Khe (disabled soldier) and Ms. Dang Thi Lan (resistance war activist) to support the repair of temporary and dilapidated houses. Up to now, the two households have basically finished repairing their houses.

The joy of old age

As the wife of martyr Le Van Bu in Hamlet 5, Loc Hung Commune, Mrs. Huynh Thi Leo is 87 years old this year and is often sick. She has to rely on her daughter Le Thi Kim Lien for all her daily activities. However, in recent years, Mrs. Lien has suffered from a stroke, making it even more difficult to take care of her mother. The life of Mrs. Leo and her daughter has encountered many difficulties, as the house has seriously deteriorated. As the wife of a martyr and a family with revolutionary contributions, Mrs. Huynh Thi Leo's household is eligible for support to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in 2025 by Loc Ninh District. Receiving the house on February 26, Mrs. Leo and her children are very happy and excited to have a solid house, where they can live in peace in their old age.

Huynh Thi Leo and Le Thi Kim Lien, mother and daughter, have been able to live in a spacious house that has just been repaired under the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses.

Having suffered a stroke, her mobility and communication skills were limited, but when asked about the joy of receiving the house “Warm home for my people”, Ms. Lien could not hide her emotions: “Previously, the house was leaking, the walls were rotten, the floor was sinking… it was not safe. Luckily, my family was surveyed by the local government and selected to support the cost of repairing the house. The old house was roofed with corrugated iron, had walls, was painted, had floors, doors… When I received the house, I was very happy because in my old age, my mother and I could live in a solid house, no longer having to worry about avoiding the sun and rain like before.

Loc Ninh is a border district, many families still have difficulties with housing, recently the entire political system in the district has resolutely implemented a movement to join hands to eliminate temporary houses, dilapidated houses for poor households, near-poor households and families of meritorious people who have difficulties with housing, degraded houses, helping households settle down and establish a business. Promoting the strength of the entire political system and all classes of people in the area, Loc Ninh district is focusing all resources to completely eliminate temporary houses, dilapidated houses by the end of the year, contributing to effectively implementing the goal of sustainable poverty reduction in the area.

Currently, the communes have completed screening and selecting households eligible for support to remove temporary and dilapidated houses and to repair and build 136 new houses for poor, near-poor and revolutionary households. After screening, the whole district still has 136 temporary and dilapidated houses that need to be repaired and rebuilt. Up to now, 28 houses have been repaired and handed over to families; 108 houses are being repaired and prepared for handover and use.

Mr. TA HOANG DUNG, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Loc Ninh district

Source: https://baobinhphuoc.com.vn/news/9/171414/niem-vui-tu-mai-am-cho-dong-bao-toi