Improve the housing security system, implement the transformation of old urban communities, and accelerate the development of affordable rental housing——
Strive to realize housing for all people
Guangming Daily reporter Zi Qian
After years of continuous struggle by the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups, the land of China has built a well-off society in an all-round way, and the development of housing and urban-rural construction has made positive contributions. What is the current construction of my country's housing security system? What work has been done in the transformation of old communities in cities and towns? How to solve the housing difficulties of new citizens and young people? On the 31st, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, the head of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development responded to relevant hot issues around efforts to achieve housing for all people.
my country has built the world’s largest housing security system
According to Wang Menghui, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, with the continuous efforts of all sectors of society, my country's housing development has made great achievements and built the world's largest housing security system. Data show that in 2019, the per capita housing area of my country's urban residents reached 39.8 square meters, and the per capita housing area of rural residents reached 48.9 square meters. A total of more than 80 million sets of various types of affordable housing and resettlement houses have been built, and more than 200 million people in need have been helped to improve their housing conditions, and families with low-income and low-income housing difficulties have basically achieved all their due insurance.
"While the housing security system continues to improve, my country's urban construction and rural landscape have also undergone tremendous changes." Wang Menghui said that in terms of urban construction, the urbanization rate of my country's permanent population has reached 63.89% in 2020, and the number of cities has reached 687. , The urban built-up area reaches 61,000 square kilometers; in terms of rural appearance, since my country’s comprehensive implementation of poverty alleviation and the transformation of dilapidated houses in rural areas, a total of 7.9 million households and 25.68 million poor people’s dilapidated houses have been renovated. Poor groups such as extremely poor people and poor families with disabled people renovated dilapidated houses. 23.416 million poor households nationwide have filed and registered to ensure housing safety, which has historically solved the housing safety problem of the rural poor.
In addition, the role of my country's construction industry as a pillar industry continues to increase. In 2020, the added value of the construction industry will account for 7.2% of GDP, providing more than 50 million jobs for the entire society. Wang Menghui pointed out that it is precisely because of the continuous development of the construction industry that my country is moving from a major construction country to a construction power. A number of world-class landmark projects such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Beijing Daxing International Airport have been completed one after another. This has contributed to my country’s strong comprehensive national strength, and has also made important contributions to economic and social development and the improvement of people’s livelihood.
"The 14th Five-Year Plan" will complete the renovation of 219,000 old communities
In recent years, the reconstruction of old communities in cities and towns has always been a hot topic of social concern. As a major livelihood project and development project, how to do well in the reconstruction of old communities has always been the focus of the work of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
In this regard, Huang Yan, deputy minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said that the renovation of old communities is not only a people's livelihood project and a development project, but also an important grassroots governance project. The level of community governance capacity is an important support for the transformation of old communities. In this regard, the housing construction department summarizes the innovative practices of the pioneer areas in mobilizing the masses to participate in joint construction, raising renovation funds through multiple channels, and installing elevators, and the promotion can be replicated. The experience and practices promoted will improve the overall improvement of the country’s old communities.
"During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, my country will basically complete the renovation of 219,000 old communities in cities and towns built before the end of 2000. With the joint efforts of various departments and localities, positive results have been achieved. From 2019 to 2020 , A total of 59,000 new urban and old communities have been renovated nationwide, benefiting 10.88 million residents.” Huang Yan said that this year plans to start the reconstruction of 53,000 old communities, involving more than 9 million residents. As of the end of July, construction has started. Construction of 42,200 communities, involving 7.64 million households, accounting for 78.2% of the entire annual target.
Huang Yan pointed out that, from the perspective of actual results, the implementation of the transformation of old towns in cities and towns has improved the supporting infrastructure such as water, electricity, and gas communications. The living conditions and living environment of residents in the old community are improved. In the next stage, the housing construction department will focus on the people's "emergency, worry and hope" problem, and intensify efforts to promote the installation of elevators in qualified buildings and improve the property management of old communities to further enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness and safety feel.
Promote the solution of housing problems for new citizens and young people
With the continuous increase of the floating population and newly employed college graduates, renting houses has become the choice of more and more new citizens and young people. According to relevant surveys, 70% of new citizens and young people in big cities now rely on renting to solve their housing problems. However, houses with affordable rents are located far away, and rents in better locations are more expensive. This has become new citizens. , A practical difficulty that young people can’t afford to buy or rent a house.
On June 26, the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Affordable Rental Housing" issued by the General Office of the State Council clearly stated that affordable rental housing mainly solves the housing difficulties of eligible new citizens, young people and other groups. The 70-square-meter small apartment is mainly small, and the rent is lower than the rent of market rental housing in the same location and quality. In addition, it is necessary to give full play to the role of the market mechanism, supply through multiple channels, and accelerate the development of affordable rental housing.
Ni Hong, deputy minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said that in a city, where young people have hope, the city has a future; for the country, when young people have hope, the country has a future. Next, the housing construction department will continue to focus on the implementation of policies and truly accelerate the construction of affordable rental housing, so that new citizens and young people can improve their living conditions as soon as possible.
Ni Hong emphasized that it is the responsibility of governments at all levels to solve the housing problem of young people and new citizens, and it is also an inevitable requirement for improving the competitiveness of cities and sustainable development. City governments should have this endogenous motivation, make determination and make every effort to solve the problem. Housing problems for new citizens and young people.