The Legislative Council’s Subcommittee on Improving the Living Environment of Grassroots Residents held a meeting today (20th) to discuss transitional housing issues. Some members criticized the government for “forgetting its original intention” and failed to provide a timetable for the ban on subdivided housing. They were also dissatisfied with the authorities’ failure to respond positively The central application platform facilitates the subdivided households to apply for transitional housing.
Dai Shangcheng, deputy director of the Housing Bureau, said that the 20,000 transitional housing units that have found enough land to build the target will stop accepting funding applications for new projects on vacant land.
Currently, there are 5,541 transitional housing units in service.
Councilor Chen Xuefeng pointed out that the introduction of transitional housing is a good thing, but criticized the Housing Bureau for "forgetting the original intention!" So far there is no timetable or roadmap for banning subdivided housing. An indicator for when subdivided housing will be banned.
Many councilors suggested setting up a one-stop application platform to facilitate subdivided housing households to apply for transitional housing. They also criticized the current transitional housing website of the Housing Bureau as complicated and did not help subdivided housing households or groups operating transitional housing to understand and screen applications La.
However, the Housing Bureau did not respond positively to the suggestion. It only said that it had assisted in the publicity through the subdivided housing social work team. Members bluntly said that they could not accept it. What difficulties were there in the question?
Or the government does not want to set up a central platform.
Councilor Liang Wenguang hopes that the authorities can provide more supporting facilities in the transitional housing, such as convenience stores, tea restaurants, etc., which will not only provide convenience for residents, but also provide employment opportunities.
Councilor Lu Weiguo proposed to convert the quarantine facilities built by the modular construction method into transitional housing, but the Housing Bureau stated that there is no relevant plan yet.
Housing Bureau: Find enough land to build a target of 20,000 transitional housing units
Dai Shangcheng, deputy director of the Housing Bureau, said that the government has found enough land to build the target 20,000 transitional housing units, and will stop accepting funding applications for new projects on vacant land, but will continue to support non-government organizations to rebuild urban areas Non-residential buildings such as vacant residences, government properties or schools are used as transitional housing.
He also pointed out that in the next three years, 30,000 "simple public housing" units will be built in stages.
"Simple public housing" will focus on taking care of applicants who have been waiting for traditional public housing for more than three years, with families as the priority; transitional housing is used to assist people whose family environment has suffered a sudden change, the homeless, and those who have less waiting for traditional public housing People who have been in the housing for three years but have urgent housing needs, etc.
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