Cars crowd social housing parking lots

This scene, which I witnessed during a visit to a social housing complex, surprised me. Perhaps I am facing even more difficulties than these "low-income" social housing tenants. I have also heard that there are foreigners living in these apartments, which is truly baffling.

Reader Hat Ot

The comment was left on a news article reporting that two northern provinces, Bac Giang and Bac Ninh, were ordered to investigate reports of foreigners renting social housing buildings. Social housing is intended for low-income families, industrial park workers, and national defense officials, and foreigners are not allowed to live in such apartments.

Other readers shared similar stories regarding social housing occupants:

Reader Luong.nc:

"I also have a colleague who bought a social housing unit nearly ten years ago and has rented it out. The parking lot of the social housing neighborhood near my area is filled with cars, and there is even a large private car parking lot that has sprung up next to it.

Reader Nguoi Tu Te:

"Where I live, I can see high-end cars drive out of a social housing complex every morning at 7 a.m. and come back in the evening. Many social housing units are being rented out at around VND7-10 million (US$284-405) per month."

Reader Dung Tran:

"Social housing is a policy meant to help people with low incomes, yet it is common to see car owners purchasing these residences. To address this issue, I believe specific regulations should prevent these properties from being subleased. While owners can sell their units, they should only be allowed to sell to individuals who meet the criteria for purchasing social housing."

Reader EMP:

"The foreigners may not be the problem here as they may not understand what those apartments are social housing and they only know that it is available for rent. The core issue lies with individuals who buy social housing to rent out or resell.

These properties should not be allowed to be rented out or sold for profit as it causes the whole social housing system to lose its intended purposes and no longer serve low-income workers."

What are your thoughts on people selling or renting out social housing units?

*This opinion was translated into English with the assistance of AI. Readers’ views are personal and do not necessarily match VnExpress’ viewpoints.