Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung presents Tet gifts to disadvantaged households in Gia Lam district on January 13. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoiaims to reduce the number of poor households by 30% this year, compared to 2022.
According to Decision 337 QD-UBND of the municipal People’s Committee issued on January 12,the city had 2,134 poor households, equivalent to 0.095% of its population, and22,263 near-poor households, or 0.99%, as of the end of 2022.
The Department of Laꦏbour, WarInvalids and Social Affairs was assigned to coordinate with relevant agencies, massorganisations and People's Committees of districts and towns in implementingpolicies anꦫd measures to support poor and near-poor households, especiallyduring the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which is the most important event in a year for Vietnamese. Priority should be given topoor households, especially those of ethnic minority groups and families with social welfare beneficiaries.
People's Committees ofcommunes and wards were required to implement poverty reduction policies and measures, and regularly review local poverty situation in order to provide timely assistance.
The municipal People'sCommittee proposed the Hanoi committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and socio-political organisations to supervisethe classification of poor and near-poor households and those with averageliving standards and the implementation of support policies at localities,ensuring that the work complies with State regulations.
The Fund for the Poorreceived donations worth more than 83.5 billion VND (3.5 millionUSD) during the month "For the poor" in 2022, according to thecity VFF committee.
The fund has supported theconstruction of houses and the provision of production and business tools for poor andnear-poor households as well as those in extremely difficult circumstances,with a total amount of 20.7 billion VND.
Fatherland Front committees at the district leve𒈔l helped with the construction of 306 houses at a total cost of more than 12 billion VND; repaired 94 houses and provided assistance in production means and tools to nearly1,600 households. They also presented 13.8 billion&nꦰbsp;VND worth of gifts to needy households./.
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Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung presents Tet gifts to disadvantaged households in Gia Lam district on January 13. (Photo: VNA) 
