Can people who have returned official residence receive incentive policies on social housing in Vietnam?

Can people who have returned official residence receive incentive policies on social housing in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 49 of the Law on Housing 2014, there are regulations on entities eligible for incentive policies on social housing as follows:

If the entities below satisfy requirements prescribed in Article 51 of this Law, they shall be eligible for incentive policies on social housing:

1. People with meritorious services to the Resolution prescribed in law on preferential treatment for people with meritorious services to the Resolution;

2. Households living in poverty or near poverty in rural areas;

3. Households that are often affected by natural disasters or climate changes in rural areas;

4. Individuals living in low income, poverty or near poverty in the urban areas;

5. Employees working in enterprises inside or outside the industrial zones;

6. Commissioned officers, professional and technical non-commissioned officers, standing army, and workers in the agencies of People’s Police and People’s Army;

7. Officials and civil servants prescribed in law on officials and civil servants;

8. Entities who have returned official residence as prescribed Clause 5 Article 81 of this Law;

9. Students of institutes, universities, colleges, vocational training institutions; students of the public ethnic boarding schools using social housing during their duration of study;

10. Households or individuals subject to land withdrawal and land clearance as prescribed without any compensation in form of housing or residential land paid by the State.

According to current regulations, you are eligible for incentive policies on social housing. However, you need to meet the conditions in Article 51 of the Housing Law 2014 to be able to enjoy this policy in Vietnam.

What are regulations on rules for the implementation of incentive policies on social housing in Vietnam?

In Article 52 of the Law on Housing 2014, there are regulations on rules for the implementation of incentive policies on social housing as follows:

1. The policy on social housing support must follow the rules below:

a) There is a combination between the State, communities, relatives and beneficiaries of the policies during the implementation of the policy;

b) The policy must be publicized and transparent, under close inspection of the competent agency and communities;

c) The policy only applies to entities meeting all requirements as prescribed;

d) In case an entity benefits from more than one policy, he/she shall only benefit from the best policy; in case there are many entities meeting the same requirements, the disabled or women shall be given priority;

dd) In case a household has more than one entity benefiting from the policies, there is only one policy applying to that household.

2. The People’s Committee of the province shall implement and inspect the policies on social housing in the province.

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