In an aid package aimed at solving social security and employment issues, there is a package providing housing assistance worth 6.6 trillion VND (282 million USD) for workers. However, the disbursement is lagging behind schedule due to numerous problems, while the deadline for receiving applications, August 15, has already passed, Khai noted at a meeting with ministries and sectors on August 17.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai speaks at the event.

Le Van Thanh, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said 60 of the 63 provincial-level localities have submitted applications for assistance, excluding Lai Chau, Dien Bien and Cao Bang provinces which reportedly had no support applications.

As of August 15, district-level People’s Committees nationwide had received applications from 85,736 businesses with over 3.93 million workers who sought more than 2.74 trillion VND in financial aid, equivalent to 42.27% of the planned assistance.

The aid businesses applied for is lower than the initial estimates since the lists of expected beneficiaries made by localities did not match the reality, Thanh pointed out.

More than 41,000 businesses with over 2.52 million workers have had their applications verified and over 1.6 trillion VND in assistance approved. Of the figure, more than 1 trillion VND has been disbursed for over 1.47 million workers at over 23,900 firms.

He blamed this fact partly on some authorities’ lack of a sense of responsibility, late submissions, administrative procedures, and slow allocation and use of the funding.

In addition, the initial estimates were made in May, and the actual number of needy workers and assistance demand has fallen, such as in Dong Nai (down 39.58%), and Hanoi (down 56.8%).

He asked the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to continue discussing the deadline for application submissions with other ministries, sectors and localities.

It also needs to enhance authorities’ sense of responsibility and work with localities that have large numbers of workers like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Long An, he added.

PM chairs conference on social housing development

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on August 1 to discuss measures to expand social housing facilities for workers and low-income earners.

Housing rent support timely removes difficulties, ensures progress

(BGO) – The northern province of Bac Giang is one of localities gaining positive result in disbursing expenses for labour housing rent support in line with Prime Minister’s Decision No.08 on March 28 2022. However, all sectors and levels have focused on various implementation solutions to ensure the progress of document reception before the deadline of August 15, 2022 to timely pay for labours.

More than 57,400 labours benefit from housing rent support

(BGO) - Implementing Decision No.08/2022/QD-TTg on March 28 of Prime Minister about implementing housing rent support for labours, the People’s Committees in Bac Giang city and three districts of Viet Yen, Yen Dung and Hiep Hoa have received proposals from 293 turns of businesses and supported more than 104,600 turns of labours with total amount of over 52.8 billion VND (2.27 million USD).

Over 73,656 USD paid as housing rent support for Bac Giang labours

(BGO) - Implementing Decision No.08/2022/QD-TTg on March 28 of Prime Minister about implementing housing rent support for labours, the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) has promptly made plan and directed relevant departments, sectors and agencies to communicate and instruct businesses and labours to complete the procedure to receive the assistance.

Bac Giang’s social housing projects for workers opened and accelerated

(BGO) – Defining it is special important task to build social houses for workers in the orientation for provincial development in the upcoming time, the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee (PPC) issued Resolution No.110-NQ/TU on June September 2021 about developing social house for workers in Bac Giang province to 2025 with the vision till 2030. After one year implementation, the task has gained initial result together with remaining obstacles.

Source: NDO/VNA