Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri is intensifying efforts to eliminate inadequate housing for poor and near-poor households by leveraging government funds and community contributions.
As of January 2025, 8,824 households in the province require housing assistance, with 4,419 needing new homes and 4,405 others needing house repairs.
Support levels for house building include VND100 million ($3,940) per home for families of revolution contributors, VND70 million for poor and near-poor households in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and VND60 million for the ones in other areas. Meanwhile, repairs are funded with VND30 million per home.
The initiative’s total cost of nearly VND420 billion is sourced from the central and local budgets as well as social contributions.
Over the past years, Quang Tri has received substantial financial support from various sources to aid the eradication of substandard housing. Between 2022 and 2026, the province’s plan on mobilizing resources for building new houses for the poor (Plan 197) aims to raise over VND217 billion from the national target programs, the local budget, and social sources to construct 3,152 houses. It has already secured VND120 billion for building 1,860 new houses for the target group.
Additionally, the “Gratitude Fund” supported the construction of 677 houses and repair of 172 others for revolution contributors during 2021 – 2024, with the total cost of over VND58 billion.
Quang Tri is taking various measures to boost housing support. In particular, it is prioritizing the completion of new housing for the poor under Plan 197 before the second quarter of 2025. It also aims to finish housing support for families of revolution contributors by September 2 this year.
Provincial leaders have emphasized the need for efficient, inclusive efforts to address housing needs, encouraging innovative approaches and expanded resource mobilization in order to meet the ultimate goal of improving living conditions for vulnerable communities. (Baoquangtri, Tintuc)