Decision No. 21/2024/QĐ-TTg On the level of support for building new or renovating and repairing housing for persons who have rendered meritorious service to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, and the allocation ratio of central budget support funds and local budget matching funds for the period 2023-2025

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the level of support for building new or renovating and repairing housing

for persons with meritorious service to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, and the allocation ratio

of central budget funds and the matching ratio of local budget funds

for the period 2023 - 2025 Law on Housing

On the basis of Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;  November 22, 2019; November 22, 2019;

On the basis of Law on State Budget June 25, 2015;

On the basis of Ordinance on Preferential Treatment for Persons with Meritorious Service to the Revolution November 27, 2023;

On the basis of dated November 30, 2024, of the National Assembly on special mechanisms and policies to resolve difficulties and obstacles for projects and land in inspection conclusions, audits, and judgments in Ho Chi Minh City, Danang City, and Khanh Hoa Province; June 29, 2024;

On the basis of December 9, 2020; Decision No. 131/2021/NĐ-CP

Decree No. December 30, 2021 of the Government detailing and providing implementation measures Decision No. 52/2022/NĐ-CP the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment for Veterans;

Decree No. August 8, 2022 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction; The Prime Minister issues this Decision on the level of support for building new or renovating and repairing housing for persons with meritorious service to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, and the allocation ratio of central budget funds and the matching ratio of local budget funds for the period 2023 - 2025.

At the proposal of the Minister of Construction;

This Decision stipulates the level of support for implementing the construction of new or renovation and repair of housing for persons with meritorious service to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, and the allocation ratio of central budget funds and the matching ratio of local budget funds for the period 2023 - 2025.

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

The subjects subject to this Decision include:

Article 2. Applicability

1. Households as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 99 of Decree No. 131/2021/NĐ-CP currently residing and having permanent residence registration at houses that are temporary or severely damaged (including households that have been supported under other policies previously, except those households that have been supported under Decision No. 22/2013/QĐ-TTg dated April 26, 2013 of the Prime Minister regarding housing support for persons with meritorious service to the revolution).

Article 3. Level of support for building new or renovating and repairing housing

2. Agencies, organizations, and individuals related thereto.

Support from the state budget (including central budget and local budget) at the following levels:

1. Support of VND 60 million per household for the case of building a new house.

2. Support of VND 30 million per household for the case of renovating and repairing a house.

Article 4. Allocation ratio of support funds from the central budget and matching ratio of support funds from the local budget

Targeted support from the central budget to the local budget for implementing social welfare policies issued by the central government for the period 2022 - 2025 shall be based on the principle:

1. Targeted support from the central budget to the local budget shall be implemented based on the central budget's financial balance capacity and each locality's financial balance capacity; while requiring localities to strive to increase revenue, reduce expenditure, and utilize other legitimate sources of finance during the implementation of the budget estimate to implement social welfare policies. Accordingly, the central budget will provide maximum support:

a) 100% of additional funding requirements for localities receiving supplementary budget balance from the central budget;

b) 80% of additional funding requirements for localities with a redistribution rate of shared revenue to the central budget of 20% or less;

c) 50% of additional funding requirements for localities with a redistribution rate of shared revenue to the central budget between 20% and 60%;

d) Other localities shall be covered by the local budget. In necessary cases, the Prime Minister shall decide.

2. Basis for determining localities receiving supplementary budget balance from the central budget and localities with a redistribution rate of shared revenue to the central budget: For the period 2023 - 2025, it shall be determined according to the 2023 budget estimate approved by the National Assembly.

2. Basis for determining localities to receive supplementary budget balance from the central budget, localities with the ratio of revenue items transferred to the central budget: For the period 2023 - 2025, determined according to the 2023 budget estimate decided by the National Assembly.

Article 5. Sources of funds for implementation

1. State budget, including: Central budget support from regular expenditure funds and corresponding local budget support.

2. In addition to state budget support, depending on actual conditions, localities may mobilize other lawful sources of funds (local budget, socialization, clan...) and contributions from supported households to enhance the level of support.

Article 6. Implementation Organization

1. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Construction:

a) To take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to guide provinces and centrally-administered cities in implementing this Decision;

b) To urge, inspect, and periodically compile the situation of implementation to report to the Prime Minister;

c) To propose recommendations and measures to resolve difficulties and obstacles arising during the implementation process to report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision;

d) To summarize the implementation of this Decision for the period 2023-2025.

2. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance:

a) To take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Construction, and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to allocate central budget support funds to provinces and centrally-administered cities according to the ratios and levels of support specified in this Decision;

b) To guide the management, disbursement, settlement, and final accounting of the support funds under this Decision;

c) To determine the allocation ratio of central budget support funds and the corresponding ratio of local budget support funds under this Decision.

3. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Planning and Investment:

To coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Construction, and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to balance and allocate central budget support funds to provinces and centrally-administered cities as stipulated in this Decision.

4. Responsibilities of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities:

a) To organize and direct relevant departments and agencies to implement according to the provisions of Article 102 of Decree No. 131/2021/NĐ-CP and this Decision;

b) To allocate corresponding funds as prescribed by this Decision;

c) To report the results of implementation quarterly to the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs for compilation and reporting to the Prime Minister;

d) To organize a summary and evaluation of the implementation of this Decision within ninety days from December 31, 2025, and submit a summary report to the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Ministry of Finance for compilation and reporting to the Prime Minister.

Article 7. Effectiveness and Responsibility for Implementation

1. This Decision takes effect from January 9, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

2. The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairpersons of provincial and centrally-administered city People's Committees are responsible for enforcing this Decision.