New developments in Hanoi's NO1 social housing project at Ha Dinh as Ring Road 1 progresses

Hanoi has approved a policy to allocate social housing at the Ha Dinh NO1 social housing site to specific groups that are not eligible for resettlement under the ground clearance framework for Ring Road 1 (Hoang Cau–Voi Phuc section). The Hanoi Department of Construction has issued guidance to the project investor on how recipients will be selected for these “special cases.”

Approval for non-lottery allocation to special cases

The Hanoi Department of Construction said the Hanoi People’s Committee set out criteria for homeowners and land users to buy, lease, or lease-purchase social housing on a case-by-case basis. Under the housing law framework, investors are generally required to hold a lottery to select recipients for social housing; however, the guidance notes there is no provision on selecting locations or areas for non-lottery allocations. In such cases, purchases are made through agreement between the investor and the buyer.

On December 1, 2025, the Department of Construction issued Document No. 16813 proposing that the City People’s Committee approve the criteria to allocate social housing to special cases not eligible for resettlement to support site clearance for Ring Road 1 (Hoang Cau–Voi Phuc). The proposal also authorizes ward-level People’s Committees to approve the list of households eligible to buy social housing at the NO1 plot of the Ha Dinh project, without a lottery and without meeting the usual conditions for buying social housing under current housing law.

On December 3, 2025, the City People’s Committee issued Document 6372, approving the policy as proposed by the Department of Construction.

Project overview and housing supply

The Ha Dinh NO1 social housing site is led by a joint venture of Urban Infrastructure Development Investment Corporation (UDIC), Hawei Co. Engineering and Water Construction and Mechanization Joint Stock Company (Haweicco), and Hanoi Housing Trading and Development Joint Stock Company (DAC Hanoi). Construction began in December 2024 on a 9,305 square meter site located about 800 meters from the Nguyen Truoi–Kuet Duy Tien intersection.

The development includes a 25-storey building with 440 apartments. Of these, 365 units are social housing, comprising 255 units for sale, 37 units for rent-to-own, and 73 units for rent. As previously announced in January, the provisional selling price for NO1 Ha Dinh social housing is 25 million VND per square meter.

Criteria for eligible households and lottery exemptions

Separately, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Vu Dai Thang signed a decision detailing criteria for people whose houses and land are to be recovered to be eligible to buy, lease, or lease-purchase social housing in Hanoi. The decision takes effect from April 10.

The guidance highlights that some cases will not require a lottery and will not need to meet standard purchasing conditions for social housing. Specifically:

• First group: homeowners and land users whose land is recovered, who meet resettlement eligibility but do not want to receive a resettlement home.
• Second group: those whose land is recovered but do not meet resettlement criteria and face housing difficulties.

Even with priority, these cases must meet several conditions, including confirmation from the local People’s Committee that the case falls within the policy and that the applicant has a need to buy, lease, or lease-purchase social housing. Applicants must also not have previously bought or leased social housing in Hanoi.