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Binh Duong to rebuild substandard houses by September 2

Binh Duong offers different levels of housing support, including 100 million VND (3,922 USD) per household for new home construction, with an additional 20 million VND for homes built on weak soil; and 50 million VND for home repairs.

A corner of Di An city in Binh Duong province. (Photo: VNA)
A corner of Di An city in Binh Duong province. (Photo: VNA)

Binh Duong (VNA) – The southern province of Binh Duong is pushing forward with efforts to replace makeshift and dilapidated homes by September 2, aligning with the Prime Minister’s direction regarding the acceleration of substandard housing elimination in 2025.

For policy beneficiary families and individuals who rendered service to the nation, the province aims to hand over completed houses by April 30, according to Vo Van Minh, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.

To ensure adequate funding, the province will encourage government employees and armed forces personnel to contribute at least one day's salary to the programme. Additionally, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism will organise fundraising sports events to support the initiative.

According to Nguyen Thanh Tam, Chairman of the Thuan An city People’s Committee, 81 households in the city qualify for housing support. Authorities aim to complete construction of 40 houses by April 30, using social funding and finish the remaining homes by the end of June.

In Tan Uyen city, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Doan Hong Tuoi confirmed that 17 households are in need of housing renovations. The city is committed to completing all by April 30 with funding coming from the Fund for the Poor and social contributions. Additionally, for households without land, the city will coordinate with social housing developers to arrange suitable accommodations, and work with businesses and donors to provide employment opportunities. The list of eligible households will be submitted to developers by the end of March.

Binh Duong offers different levels of housing support, including 100 million VND (3,922 USD) per household for new home construction, with an additional 20 million VND for homes built on weak soil; and 50 million VND for home repairs.

For households without land, assistance will be provided for purchasing social housing or building a house once a land solution is available, with support of up to 100 million VND per household.

This year, the province aims to provide housing support for 305 households with the total budget of 20.75 billion VND. Of which, 11.4 billion VND will come from the provincial budget and the rest from social contributions.

For those without land, an estimated 40.5 billion VND will be required, with 19.2 billion VND mobilised from businesses and 9.6 billion VND from district-level contributions.

Beyond its own housing programme, Binh Duong has pledged 90 billion VND from its savings to assist Bac Lieu and Nghe An provinces in eliminating substandard housing./.

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