Rent assistance will be provided to around 3.4 million workers

DNHN - With the use of the package of 6,600 billion VND, about 3.4 million workers will be supported with rent with the support level of 500,000 VND/month - 1,000,000 VND/month for a period of 3 months.

According to Decision No. 08/2022/QD-TTg stipulating the implementation of the policy of housing rental support for employees, the two beneficiaries who will receive support are employees working in enterprises and employees working in the enterprise. workers return to the labor market, at the rate of 500,000 VND/person/month and 1,000,000 VND/person/month. Support period is up to 3 months. Monthly payment method will be used. 

According to the Director of the Employment Department, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Vu Trong Binh, the ministry's initial estimate is that about 3.4 million workers are entitled to the rent support policy.  

The policy to support rent for employees is to support 2 types of workers in industrial parks, export processing zones, and key economic zones according to Decree No. 82/2018/ND-CP. 

The first is the labor that is working. Eligibility conditions are being rented in the period from February 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022; have an indefinite-term labor contract or a definite-term labor contract of 1 month or more signed and commenced before April 1, 2022; are participating in compulsory social insurance (named on the list of participating in compulsory social insurance of the social insurance agency) in the month preceding the time the enterprise makes a list of employees requesting financial support for rent.

In case employees are not subject to compulsory social insurance as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 2 of Decree No. 115/2015/ND-CP dated 11/11/2015 of the Government detailing a number of Articles of the Law on Social Insurance on compulsory social insurance must be included in the salary list of the enterprise for the month immediately preceding the time the enterprise makes a list of employees requesting rent support. Support level: 500,000 VND/month, up to 3 months.

The second is to support rent for workers returning to the labor market. Eligibility conditions are: are renting, staying in the period from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022; having an indefinite-term labor contract or a definite-term labor contract of 01 month or more entered into and performed during the period from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, except labor contract entered into the continuation of the labor contract signed and performed previously; are participating in compulsory social insurance (named on the list of participating in compulsory social insurance of the social insurance agency) in the month immediately preceding the time the employer makes the list of proposed employees. rent assistance. Support level: 1,000,000 VND/month, up to 3 months, paid monthly. 

Mr. Binh emphasized that Decision 08 aims to share and support workers who still have difficulties in housing so that they can work with peace of mind, participate in production recovery with employers, and support businesses. retain" employees to have human resources to restore and develop production and business.

At the same time, policies to support enterprises, cooperatives and business households to retain workers, limit the need to stop production and business activities due to labor shortage. In particular, the policy is aimed at attracting back workers who, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, had to leave the city to return to their hometown. 

According to TCDN