Details of provincial housing development programs and plans in Vietnam as of January 1, 2025

Details of provincial housing development programs and plans in Vietnam as of January 1, 2025 (Internet image) 

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

On November 27, 2023, the National Assembly officially passed the Law on Housing 2023.

Details of provincial housing development programs and plans in Vietnam as of January 1, 2025

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Law on Housing 2023, regulations on the details of provincial housing development programs and plans in Vietnam are as follows:

- Provincial housing development programs include:

+ Assessment of current conditions of floor area and quality of single-family houses, apartment buildings; current conditions of types of house developed in projects, houses in national target programs, public investment programs regarding houses, houses built by individuals; current conditions of residential real estate market;

+ Analysis and evaluation of attained results, difficulties, drawbacks, complaints, and causes in implementation of previous provincial housing development periods;

+ Forecast for land area for development of social housing, relocation housing, official housing, renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings. Forecast for additional floor area demand in provinces and central-affiliated cities during the period of provincial housing development programs, which identify demands for housing area of each beneficiary group of social housing support policies and each type of houses developed in projects;

+ General objectives, specific objectives of housing development in provinces and central-affiliated cities;

+ Housing development direction during program periods, including average housing area per capita in urban areas, rural areas in provinces and central-affiliated cities; minimum floor area; expected floor area completed and brought into use within the program period; house quality in urban areas and rural areas;

+ Demands for state budget and other funding sources for housing development;

+ Solutions for executing the program, including solutions regarding planning, land fund, funding sources, tax, administrative procedure and investment procedure reform, and other solutions;

+ Areas expected for housing development by district level;

+ Responsibilities of People’s Committees of all levels and local authorities in implementation of provincial housing development programs.

- Provincial housing development plans include:

+ Indicators regarding average housing area per capita, finished and useable floor area of houses developed in projects, houses in national target programs, public investment programs for housing;

+ Indicators regarding house quality in urban areas and rural areas in provinces and central-affiliated cities;

+ Demands for state budget and other funding sources for housing development;

+ Solutions for executing plans in accordance with National housing development strategy and provincial housing development programs;

+ Responsibilities of People’s Committees of all levels and local authorities in implementing provincial housing development plans.

More details can be found in the Law on Housing 2023, taking effect on January 1, 2025.

The Law on Housing 2014 shall expire from the effective date of the Law on Housing 2023, except for cases detailed under Point b Clause 1, Points a, c, dd, e, and g Clause 2, Clause 3, Points a, b, c, d, dd, and e Clause 5 Article 198 of Law on Housing 2023.

Houses under ownership of the government mentioned under legislative documents on housing promulgated before the effective date of the Law on Housing 2023 are deemed public housing.y.

To Quoc Trinh

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