Cases not eligible for resettlement support

Deputy Chief Inspector of An Giang Province Khuu De Danh dialogues with citizens

Mr. Huynh Van Tung (residing in Binh Duc ward) has been an officer working in the irrigation sector since July 1991, and was arranged to live in a collective housing area inside the office. In 2000, he was arranged to live in apartment number 6 of the collective housing area. In 2015, the Provincial People's Committee approved the Investment Project to expand the An Giang Cardiovascular Hospital, reclaiming nearly ^220m2 , 6 households were affected (including Mr. Tung and Mr. Phan Bui Minh Thuc, residing in apartment number 7).

Collective housing areas are state-owned housing, built by the Department of Irrigation to accommodate officials and civil servants. According to Clause 2, Article 20, Decision 08/2015/QD-UBND, dated March 30, 2015 of the Provincial People's Committee, "People who are using state-owned housing that is demolished are allowed to rent housing at the resettlement site; the rental price is the rental price of state-owned housing... In special cases where there is no resettlement housing to arrange, they will be supported with money to arrange new housing themselves; the support level is 60% of the land value and 60% of the value of the house being rented".

On September 28, 2017, Long Xuyen City People's Committee issued Decision 917/QD-UBND, supporting Mr. Tung with more than 320 million VND, and Mr. Thuc with more than 422 million VND. On March 20, 2018, the two men filed a complaint requesting consideration of resettlement land allocation, because they had no place to live and could not afford to buy a house outside. "Our situation is similar to Mr. TVT and Ms. TKH, but Mr. T and Ms. H were both allocated resettlement land. Thus, the resettlement policy is inconsistent, affecting our rights, we request a review" - Mr. Tung expressed his opinion.

According to the Provincial Inspectorate Verification Team, in the project, there are 2 households that the Long Xuyen City People's Committee has resolved to allocate resettlement land, which is the cause of the complaints of Mr. Tung and Mr. Thuc. "The consideration of allocating land to Mr. Tung and Mr. Thuc is not a basis for resolution. The Provincial Inspectorate agrees and will report to the Provincial People's Committee in the direction of maintaining Decision 1694/QD-UBND, Decision 1695/QD-UBND, dated February 25, 2025 of the Chairman of the City People's Committee to resolve the complaints of the 2 men, rejecting the request to buy resettlement land. However, the Long Xuyen City People's Committee will inspect and review the settlement of selling land to 2 households TKH and TVT, and handle it according to its authority appropriately, avoiding comparisons and complaints from households" - Deputy Chief Inspector of An Giang Province Khuu De Danh suggested.

Mr. Tung (standing) and Mr. Thuc during the citizen reception

The allocation of resettlement land to households affected by public projects needs to be considered from many perspectives, applying the provisions of the law correctly, otherwise it will cause many consequences later. A typical case is Mr. Huynh Tai Phu (residing in Long Xuyen ward), who received nearly 200 million VND in support (in 2023), an additional support of 14.8 million VND (in 2024), and was allowed to buy a house plot in the resettlement area of the Vietnam Urban Upgrading and Expansion Project - Long Xuyen City Sub-project, the land use fee is over 12 million VND/ ^m2 . Mr. Phu said: "I cannot afford to buy land at this price, so I submitted a request to reduce the selling price to 6.5 million VND/ ^m2 or consider paying in installments within 5 years".

However, the inspection agency's review process showed that Mr. Phu's household was not eligible for resettlement land allocation. Clause 1, Article 36 on compensation, support and resettlement when the State reclaims land in An Giang province (issued with Decision 33/2018/QD-UBND, dated October 9, 2018) clearly states: "The State shall allocate 1 resettlement land plot with land use fee collection in the following cases: Households, individuals, Vietnamese people residing abroad who own houses in Vietnam whose residential land is reclaimed and must relocate; households and individuals whose only residential land plot within the commune, ward or town where the reclaimed land is located shall be reclaimed".

Meanwhile, the recovered land is perennial land owned by Mr. Huynh Van Trien (Mr. Phu's father); the City People's Committee has compensated Mr. Trien for the land. Therefore, the City People's Committee's decision to allocate resettlement land to Mr. Phu is not in accordance with regulations. The Provincial Inspectorate reported to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to request the Long Xuyen City People's Committee to cancel Decision 3177/QD-UBND, dated April 3, 2025 of the Chairman of the Long Xuyen City People's Committee; partially amend Decision 2489/QD-UBND, dated March 22, 2024 regarding the content "allowed to buy 1 resettlement house plot..."; reject Mr. Phu's complaint.

These are 3 typical cases that are not supported for resettlement housing. At the end of June 2025, following the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Inspectorate chaired the second dialogue to resolve complaints with citizens. Thereby, analyzing and explaining legal provisions, encouraging citizens to agree with the State's policies and laws.

GIA KHANH

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