A farmer in Viinh Phuuc feeds his cattle. (Photo: VNA) In its reprot on the poverty situation in Vietnam in 2023, theministry said the national multidimensional poverty (MP) rate was 5.71% lastyear.
The northern midland and mountainous region had the highest MPrate (18.20%) with 587,952 poor and near-poor (PNP) households. The CentralHighlands came next with 195,795 PNP households (12.46%).
The southeast region, meanwhile, took the lead in terms of povertyreduction with only 0.23% of its households being poor or near-poor.
If near-poor households were excluded, Vietnam had 815,101 poorhouseholds in 2023 (2.93%), down 1.1 percentage points compared to 2022.
The northern midland and mountainous region had the largest poverty rate (11.29%)with 364,681 households in need, followed by the Central Highlands (6.40%) andthe north central region and central coast (3.83%).
Regarding poor districts defined by the Prime Minister's Decision353 on the list of poor districts and extremely difficult communes in flatland,coastal areas, and islands between 2021 and 2025, there were 417,571 PNPhouseholds (47.94%) in the districts, of which 311,981 were poor and 159,590near-poor.
At a meeting to review the three-year implementation of the National TargetProgramme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction, Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said poverty reduction efforts had gained someresults, but the results were not sustainable in that many families slippedback into poverty after incidents like illness or loss of livestock.
He also underlined the slow progress of the programme, which can be attributedto the mindset of "over-reliance on the State's support". He calledfor the involvement and action of governments of all levels to effectivelyreduce poverty.
In 2024, the National Assembly assigned MoLISA the task ofreducing the national MP rate by more than 1%, he said.
To this end, Dung stated that his ministry will continue to draftpolicies to provide those in need with conditional assistance, favourable loansand vocational training.
It will also offer opportunities to workers from impoverishedhouseholds and ethnic minority groups to work abroad to raise their livingstandards.
Its support package also covers education, healthcare,accommodation, clean water, electricity and legal assistance. Social protectionwill be granted to those who are unable to work.
The ministry will also review and revise old poverty policies toavoid duplication and overlapping. The publication will serve as the basis forthe implementation of poverty reduction and social welfare policies as ofJanuary 1, 2024, he added./.
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