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HCMC – The Government has raised the maximum income threshold for social housing buyers, allowing single individuals earning up to VND25 million per month to be eligible.
The change is set out in Decree No. 136/2026, which amends rules on the development and management of social housing. It took effect on April 7.
The decree increases income thresholds by between VND5 million and VND10 million per month, depending on the category of applicants.
Unmarried individuals with monthly income not exceeding VND25 million are now eligible, while the threshold for single parents raising minor children is VND35 million.
For married couples, combined income must not exceed VND50 million per month.
The income eligibility period is determined over the 12 consecutive months preceding the time of certification by the competent authority.
The policy applies to low-income urban residents, workers at enterprises and cooperatives, and public sector employees.
Earlier, at a meeting with the Government Standing Committee on social housing policy, then Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for revisions to Decree 100 to raise income caps and expand eligibility, with proposed thresholds of VND25 million to VND50 million per month.
According to the Ministry of Construction, the country completed 102,633 social housing units in 2025, about 2% above the assigned target. By the end of the year, projects under development nationwide totaled around 657,395 units, equivalent to 62% of the program’s target.
