Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong is striving to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated housing for poor and near-poor households by July 1, 2025, according to Director of the provincial Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Bui Thanh Tung.
The province also plans to complete housing support for revolution contributors and relatives of martyrs now living in temporary or severely damaged homes by October 1, 2025.
To achieve these goals, Hai Duong has outlined a comprehensive budget of VND117.2 billion. The aid for building a new house is VND100 million, and that for repairing an existing one is VND50 million.
The central budget will cover 80% of the costs for 1,058 houses designated for revolution contributors and martyrs’ relatives. Each newly built house will receive VND60million, while VND30 million will be allocated for repairs to each existing house, amounting to a total of around VND36.6 billion .
In addition to the central funding, the local budget is expected to contribute VND80.6 billion.
As of the end of December 2024, 1,568 households in Hai Duong needed housing-related support, comprising 1,058 households of revolution contributors and martyrs’ relatives, and 510 poor and near-poor ones. (Baotintuc, Laodong)