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Gov’t promoting low-income earners’ access to social housing

The Government will increase social housing so that more low-income earners can have their own houses, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assured Hanoi dwellers.
Gov’t promoting low-income earners’ access to social housing ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits residents in the social housing project of Dang Xa (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Government will increase socialhousing so that more low-income earners can have their own houses, PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assured Hanoi dwellers.

He made the remark while visiting the socialhousing project of Dang Xa in Gia Lam district on December 6.

The project, invested by Viglacera Corporation,covers 69.6 hectares of land. It features 23 buildings with 3,162 flats.

It is accompanied by synchronous supportfacilities such as nurseries, kindergartens, sporting areas, restaurants, andsupermarkets, along with greenery.

Listening to local residents’ opinions abouttheir accommodation, PM Phuc said social housing construction is a major policyof the Party and State to help low-income people afford houses.

Following the fact-finding tour, the Governmentleader had a brief working session with the Hanoi People’s Committee and theinvestor, applauding their efforts to create a social housing model withcivilised living conditions and sufficient facilities.

He asked the Ministry of Construction and themunicipal authorities to learn from successes and shortcomings of the Dang Xasocial housing project and others in Hanoi to expand affordable housingnationwide.

The PM is scheduled to chair a nationalteleconference on December 7 to review the development of social housing andset up orientations for this work in the time ahead.-VNA
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