Raising the income ceiling to be considered for buying or renting social housing

On October 10, the Government issued Decree No. 261/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 100/2024/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Housing Law on the development and management of social housing and Decree No. 192/2025/ND-CP detailing a number of articles and measures to implement Resolution No. 201/2025/QH15 of 2025 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for social housing development.

Ecohome social housing area (Dong Ngac ward).

Decree No. 261/2025/ND-CP amends and supplements Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 30 of Decree No. 100/2024/ND-CP. Accordingly, regarding the guarantee of income conditions, in case the applicant is unmarried or confirmed to be single, the average monthly income received must not exceed 20 million VND calculated according to the Wage and Salary Table confirmed by the agency, unit, or enterprise where the applicant works.

In case the applicant is unmarried or confirmed to be single and raising a child under the age of majority, the average monthly income received shall not exceed 30 million VND calculated according to the Wage and Salary Table confirmed by the agency, unit or enterprise where the applicant works.

In case the applicant is married according to the provisions of law, the applicant and his/her spouse must have a total average monthly income of no more than 40 million VND calculated according to the Wage and Salary Table confirmed by the agency, unit or enterprise where the applicant works.

The time for determining income conditions is within 12 consecutive months, calculated from the time the competent authority makes the confirmation.

Based on the conditions and income levels of each area in the locality, preferential housing policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and the number of dependents according to the provisions of law, the Provincial People's Committee is allowed to decide on the coefficient of income adjustment but not exceeding the ratio between the average income per capita in the locality and the average income per capita of the whole country; decide on policies to encourage access to social housing for beneficiaries of social housing support policies with 3 or more dependents in the same household.

In case the subject does not have a Labor Contract, he/she must ensure the income condition and be confirmed by the police agency at the commune level where he/she is permanently or temporarily residing or where he/she is currently residing.

Within 7 days from the date of receipt of the request for confirmation, the commune-level police agency of the permanent or temporary residence or the place of residence at the time of the request for confirmation shall, based on information from the population database, confirm the income condition.

Decree No. 261/2025/ND-CP takes effect from the date of signing.

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