Quang Binh to end substandard housing by this September

Youth union branches are requested to engage members in house construction and renovation with specific targets.

The central province of Quang Binh is determined to eradicate temporary and dilapidated housing for poor and near-poor households by September 2025.

In line with the provincial Party Committee’s resolution, the provincial Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has launched a campaign calling on its members to contribute 20,000 workdays to this effort.

Youth union branches are requested to engage members in house construction and renovation with specific targets.

The union is also boosting communications to raise public awareness of Party and State policies, while encouraging youth participation in fundraising and support for disadvantaged households and families of revolution contributors.

Additionally, local youth union units are told to encourage businesses to help with this effort, thus maximising social resources. Volunteer clubs and teams will also be established to provide labour support to ensure safe and high-quality construction.

To date, 27 houses have been renovated and 52 newly built, with 1,040 workdays contributed by youth union members. Currently, over 2,150 poor and near-poor households in Quang Binh still require new housing or repairs./.

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Secretary of the Quang Binh provincial Party Committee Le Ngoc Quang (third from left) and other officials lay first bricks for a new home of a resident in Minh Hoa district. (Photo: VNA)

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Local authorities have identified 795 homes of poor and near-poor households and individuals with recognised service to the nation that qualify for support. Of these, 475 require complete reconstruction and 320 need significant repairs, with estimated costs totaling 39 billion VND (1.53 million USD).