Laws of Vietnam

DECISION No.118-TTg OF FEBRUARY 27, 1996 OF THE PRIME MINISTER on rendering support to people with meritorious services to the revolution in improving their housing conditions;

People who have done meritorious services to the revolution and now meet with housing difficulties shall be rendered support to improve their housing conditions in one of the following forms: presenting them with "houses of gratitude" (houses built by local administration or social organizations for such people or for families of fallen heroes as a way to show gratitude towards those people); rendering financial support for building or repairing their dwelling houses; and other forms of support;

The persons with meritorious services to the revolution are defined in Article 1 of "the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment of Revolutionary Activists, Fallen Heroes and Their Families, War Invalids, Sick Soldiers, Resistance War Activists and People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution";

Apart from the State budgets, funds to support people with meritorious services to the revolution in improving their housing conditions shall be mobilized through contributions from organizations and individuals, and from other sources;

This Decision takes effect as from January 1st, 1995.- (Summary)