Social housing construction in Bac Ninh: record number of new projects!

Social housing construction in Bac Ninh: record number of new projects!

A pioneering social housing development program is being implemented in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam, incorporating both comprehensive financial support and committed local collaboration. The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUD) plays a central role in financing and building these important homes. In the first four months of 2025, 15,614 social housing units have already been completed and 17 projects with a total of 17,664 apartments have been launched. The local government is active in organizing and implementing this housing project, supported by various party committees and authorities. However, there are challenges as there is a lack of interest in social housing development in some communities, resulting in missing or few projects. This is particularly problematic because these communities have not established a steering committee for the development of social housing and the goals for housing construction are not included in the local socio-economic development plan, as vietnam.vn reported.

Difficulties in accessing land, construction investment procedures, loans and preferential regulations are putting a strain on companies active in social housing. In view of these challenges, the Minister of Construction has called on the chairmen of the people's committees to strengthen the implementation of government decisions and official dispatches. The intention is to incorporate the 2025 and 2030 social housing targets into local socio-economic development indicators and prioritize resources to achieve these targets. A social housing development steering committee will be set up to address existing barriers. In addition, direct collaboration with investors is sought to regularly review the progress of projects and ensure that investors report on the status of their projects.

Research approaches and influencing factors

A recent study aims to assess social housing developments in Bac Ninh and identify influencing factors. According to Dinh and Phuong's study, 51 social housing projects in the region face various challenges. The methodology included an analysis of investors, credit institutions and authorities involved in social housing development. A hypothetical regression model was used to analyze seven latent variables, identifying 29 influencing factors whose influence rates ranged from 3.47% to 30.25%, as detailed in the article emerald.com is explained.

The results of the study offer important practical implications for improving policies aimed at meeting social housing needs. The focus is particularly on proposals for faster housing development for low-income people in order to improve their living standards. This is the first comprehensive study on social housing developments and their influencing factors in the region, making a valuable contribution to further development in this area.

The upcoming measures and close cooperation between the government and investors are crucial to overcome the stagnant development in certain communities and meet the social housing goals in Bac Ninh.