Meeting housing needs for workers and low-income people
Deputy Nguyen Thai Minh Quang - Delegation of Thuan An city reflected the fact that the number of houses is still unable to meet the growing needs of migrant workers, especially workers and low-income people. Many areas crowded with workers still do not have social housing projects such as Tan Uyen town, Di An city, Thuan An city, Ben Cat town, etc. The recent pandemic period has shown that the small boarding house space is a weak point in pandemic prevention, causing many workers to be infected with Covid-19. What is the solution of the Department of Construction to develop social housing and worker housing in the coming time?
Deputy Nguyen Thai Minh Quang - Delegation of Thuan An city asks questions
Director of the Department of Construction Vo Hoang Ngan said that in the 2011-2015 period, there were 23 social housing projects completed and put into use, with a total floor area of 431,488 m2, the number of apartments was 9,618, meeting the needs of 37,500 people. In addition, about 200 enterprises operating in industrial parks and clusters in the province have also invested in building housing for workers, with a total floor area of 269,982 m2, meeting for about 46,974 people. Implementing the housing development plan in Binh Duong province for the 2016-2020 period, the province has invested in building about 1,330,944 m2 of residential floors, up to now, the province has implemented about 1.8 million m2 of floors.
The Becamex Social Security Housing Project (Social Housing - Worker Housing Project) performed by Becamex Corporation has been highly appreciated by the public. The Becamex social security housing development model is based on a clean land fund that has been invested and put into use with a preferential selling price in line with the income of workers, combined with other forms of home loan with the price from 100 million to 200 million VND/01 apartment of 30 m2 have contributed to partly solving the housing needs for many families under preferential treatment policy, poor households, low-income people, and workers in the area.
Director of Department of Construction Vo Hoang Ngan answers questions from deputies
Mentioning a number of solutions to develop social housing and worker housing in the coming time, Mr. Ngan said that the Social Housing Development Project will be focused on constructing in the 2021-2025 period and the following years, on the basis of reviewing the planning of industrial parks that have been, are and are about to be implemented in the locality, ensuring standards and regulations of trade union institutions, investing in building accommodation for workers, kindergartens, supermarkets and cultural and sports facilities, etc. to improve the living standards of workers in industrial parks, ensuring to meet the needs of workers and employees in industrial parks in the province. In particular, attention will be paid to the development of worker accommodation in industrial parks and clusters in order to proactively organize production when a pandemic occurs.
At the same time, urging investors to build social housing, be arranged land fund in detailed planning projects approved by competent authorities, and have invested in building technical infrastructure systems for the construction of social housing. Firmly withdrawing for investors who do not deploy or deploy slowly with the approved schedule.
Encouraging people to build boarding houses for rent according to the model of social housing for rent. Organizing inspection and guiding households and individuals to step by step renovate according to prescribed standards, in order to improve the quality of life for workers and employees in this type of house. Proposing to expand loan support policies for households and individuals who invest in new construction or repair or renovate boarding houses for workers, employees and students to rent in the province to meet standards as prescribed.
Coordinating with departments and branches to use social housing development funds to invest in building housing for workers and employees. Promoting the reform of administrative procedures, proposing the Government and the Ministry of Construction to have their own mechanisms for the order and procedures for implementing social housing development projects in order to attract investors to participate in the development, etc.
Ensuring that the right people can buy social housing
Deputy Tran Thanh Trong - Delegation of Thuan An city requested the Department of Construction to specifically present a number of solutions in the coming time to ensure the sale and rent of social housing (SH) directly to the right target group of workers, avoid the situation of SH being speculated, raising prices leading to inaccessibility for workers and employees.
Deputy Tran Thanh Trong - Delegation of Thuan An city asks questions at the meeting
Director of the Department of Construction said that in the coming time, he will direct to strengthen transparent information about SH projects, as well as selling prices for those who need access to information, specify and publicly announce the criteria, subjects and conditions for purchase, lease, and lease-purchase of SH in the area in accordance with the conditions of each locality; organize the management and close monitoring of the sale, lease, lease-purchase; promulgate price brackets for sale, lease, lease-purchase of SH within the locality according to its competence.
At the same time, implementing mechanisms and policies on SH development and management of the central government; promulgating specific regulations on local incentive and preferential mechanisms to call for economic sectors to participate in investment in SH development in the locality; regulations on management of the use, exploitation and operation of SH funds in the locality.
Organizing the inspection, examination, supervision and handling of violations related to the sale, lease, and purchase of SH, examining the responsibility of the investor, the Management Board of the apartment building, etc. Through information reflected by people, media agencies will check and handle cases of violating regulations on the sale and lease of SH. Requesting investors of SH construction projects in their locality to report on the status of project implementation to the local housing state management agency periodically; organizing briefings, preliminary review and assessment of the situation and implementation results of SH development in the locality on an annual basis or at unexpected requests.
Reported by Yen Nhi - Quoc Chien - Translated by Nguyen Trang