Many local areas across the country are speeding up removing temporary and dilapidated houses with the hope that people will have warm houses to celebrate the upcoming Tết holiday.
From 2000 to 2023, more than 1.7 million homes have been either newly built or repaired to support poor households and those facing difficult circumstances.
Nationwide about 340,000 households with meritorious services to the revolution and over 800,000 poor and near-poor households have been helped with housing difficulties.
Ninh Thuận Province aims to build 500 houses by the end of 2024 and essentially eliminate temporary, damaged, and degraded houses for the poor and near-poor by the end of 2025.
From 2000 to 2023, more than 1.7 million houses were built or repaired for disadvantaged families, encouraging them to rise above poverty levels and live sustainably.
PM Phạm Minh Chính called for concerted efforts and drastic actions of sectors and localities to complete the set goal to remove temporary and dilapidated houses by December 31 next year.
He called on the local authorities and community to spread the spirit of a collective effort, effectively manage resources and achieve the goal of improved housing for poor residents.