Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 7 -
Question: hold the bottom line, let the real needs of people are protected - China has accelerated the development of affordable rental housing
Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Youling
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development stated on the 7th that the General Office of the State Council has issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Affordable Rental Housing", which is the first time to clarify the top-level design of the housing security system at the national level. In the future, the national housing security system will be public rental housing. , Affordable rental housing and common property housing as the main body.
Ni Hong, deputy minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said at a regular policy briefing held by the State Council on the 7th that with the acceleration of urbanization and the expansion of the migrant population, new citizens and young people such as migrant workers and newly employed college students People’s housing difficulties are more prominent, and it is necessary to accelerate the improvement of the housing security system with public rental housing, affordable rental housing and shared property housing as the main body.
The opinions focused on clarifying the five basic systems and six supporting policies for affordable rental housing.
Ni Hong said that the opinions adhere to the problem orientation, mainly to solve the housing difficulties of eligible new citizens, young people and other groups. The system design highlights pertinence, scientificity, standardization and marketization.
In view of the characteristics of new citizens, young people and other groups, clarify the guarantee standards, focusing on small apartments with a construction area of no more than 70 square meters. The rent is lower than the rent of rented houses in the same location and the same quality market. The specific conditions and small The specific area of the house type shall be reasonably determined by the urban people's government in accordance with the principle of basic guarantee.
Ni Hong said that the opinions insist on matching supply and demand.
The urban people's government shall scientifically determine the construction targets and policy measures of indemnificatory rental housing according to the demand, and formulate the annual construction plan.
Clarify the local responsibilities, and the urban people's government shall take the main responsibility. It is necessary to strengthen the supervision and management of the whole process of the construction, leasing and operation management of indemnificatory rental housing, and the provincial government shall bear the overall responsibility.
Give urban people’s governments more autonomy to use collective operating construction land, idle land owned by enterprises and institutions, supporting land for industrial parks, and the construction of stock idle houses, etc., and adopt multiple methods such as new construction, reconstruction, renovation, and lease subsidies. Raise real estate through multiple channels.
Give full play to the role of the market mechanism, guide multi-entity investment and multi-channel supply, and accelerate the development of affordable rental housing.
What is the difference between affordable rental housing and public rental housing?
Cao Jinbiao, director of the Housing Security Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said that public rental housing is mainly constructed by government investment and monetary subsidies. The key to affordable rental housing is in large cities with a net influx of people. It mainly addresses the phased housing for new citizens and young people. Difficult problems, "The government provides policy support to guide multi-entity investment and multi-channel supply."
The opinions put forward six supporting policies, which are strong, practical, and high in gold.
Ni Hong said that the opinions further improve the land support policy.
For the use of collective operating construction land to construct affordable rental housing, the use of enterprises and institutions' own land to construct affordable rental housing, the use of supporting land in industrial parks to construct affordable rental housing, and the conversion of non-residential stock houses to affordable rental housing, etc. Out of the real policy and support.
At the same time, simplify the approval process.
To use non-residential stock land and non-residential stock houses to construct affordable rental housing, the city and county people’s government can organize relevant departments to jointly review the construction plan. After obtaining the certification of the guaranteed rental housing project, the relevant departments shall handle the project approval, land use, planning, construction, and construction. Fire and other procedures.
Ni Hong said that the central government will give certain subsidies to the construction tasks of indemnificatory rental housing that meet the regulations.
Reduce the tax burden, use non-residential stock land and non-residential stock to build affordable rental housing, and after obtaining the project certification, the preferential tax policies such as housing rental value-added tax and real estate tax will be applied.
Implement civil water and electricity prices, and further strengthen financial support.
How should local governments promote the development of affordable rental housing?
Cao Jinbiao said that the city people’s government must first find out the demand in the region and the city, adhere to the principle of matching supply and demand, scientifically determine the city’s "14th Five-Year" affordable rental housing construction target, formulate an annual construction plan, and announce it to the public .
At the same time, it is necessary to introduce specific implementation measures, such as formulating specific conditions for access and exit, specific area management requirements for small units, and implementation methods for land, fiscal, taxation, and financial support policies according to the different financing channels of insured rental housing and the basic principle of guarantee. Wait.
Wang Shengjun, spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and Director of the Department of Housing Reform and Development, said that for the construction of affordable rental housing, the opinions suggest that it should be located in areas with convenient transportation, and the stock of land and houses should be fully used in terms of methods. Conducive to promoting the balance of work and housing, alleviating traffic pressure, and helping to reduce carbon and carbon emissions.
"Indemnity rental housing must be for people who meet the conditions and who have housing difficulties can live in, and they cannot be sold if they are rented. By keeping these two bottom lines, good things can be done well, so that people who really need it can be guaranteed and they can't change their tastes." Ni Hong said.