In a recent communication to provinces and cities nationwide, the Ministry of Construction announced that inspection teams will urge local authorities to direct social housing project investors to focus their resources and strive to complete initiated projects by 2025.
According to the Ministry of Construction, at the conclusion of the National Conference on Addressing Challenges and Promoting Social Housing Development, held in early March 2025, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Construction to inspect the completion of social housing targets for the year by local governments.
To ensure the quality of these inspections, the Ministry of Construction has requested the People’s Committees of provinces and cities to implement the directives and tasks assigned by the Prime Minister in the conclusions of the National Conference on Social Housing.
The Ministry of Construction leads inspections of social housing construction targets across the country this year. |
Specifically, local authorities are expected to regularly direct and urge investors of approved and initiated social housing projects to maximize their resources and expedite construction to complete the projects by 2025.
For projects that have already commenced construction, local governments must encourage investors to concentrate their efforts and resources to ensure completion within the year.
The Ministry of Construction also instructed local authorities to review the 20% land fund allocated for social housing development in commercial housing projects and approved social housing projects. They should urge investors to expedite procedures to initiate construction of social housing by 2025.
Regarding commercial housing projects or urban areas approved to return the land for social housing development to the state, local authorities should consider adjusting the investment approval documents. They can then assign the investors of these commercial housing projects to directly invest in social housing development, with a commitment to complete the necessary procedures for initiation within 12 months.
Provinces and cities are also urged to promptly finalize procedures for approving investment proposals and selecting investors for social housing land funds already included in the planning.
Additionally, they should continue to review and supplement urban and industrial zone planning to ensure sufficient land allocation for social housing development, including worker accommodation and housing for the armed forces.
Local governments are expected to strictly adhere to regulations regarding the allocation of land for worker accommodation in industrial zones and the dedication of 20% of land in commercial housing and urban area projects for social housing development, as per legislation.
Regarding the social housing targets set for each locality, according to Decision 444 (dated February 27, 2025) by the Prime Minister, the number of social housing units to be completed in 2025 by each locality is as follows: Hanoi – 4,670 units, Ho Chi Minh City – 2,874 units, Hai Phong – 10,158 units, Da Nang – 1,500 units, and Can Tho – 1,139 units.
Similarly, the targets for other localities are as follows: Bac Giang – 5,243 units, Ha Nam – 3,361 units, Bac Ninh – 10,686 units, Thanh Hoa – 5,249 units, Khanh Hoa – 2,496 units, Ba Ria-Vung Tau – 1,919 units, Dong Nai – 2,608 units, Binh Duong – 8,247 units, and Long An – 2,000 units.
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According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Construction, from 2021 up until now, localities nationwide have completed 103 social housing projects, constructing 66,755 units. In 2024 alone, Vietnam completed the construction of 28 projects, amounting to 21,874 units, which is a 58% increase compared to 2023. Several localities have exceeded the targets set by the Government’s plan to build one million units by the beginning of 2025. These include Khanh Hoa with 3,364 units, An Giang with 1,809 units, Binh Dinh with 4,427 units, Hanoi with 11,334 units, and Bac Ninh with 7,020 units. It is noteworthy that some localities have achieved significantly lower completion rates than the plan’s targets, including Ho Chi Minh City with 2,745 units, Binh Phuoc with 350 units, Binh Duong with 2,045 units, and Quang Ninh with 412 units. |
Ngoc Mai
– 14:23, March 24, 2025
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