THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS ___________ No. 71/QD-LDTBXH | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness _______________________ Hanoi, January 19, 2023 |
DECISION
Announcing the results of reviewing poor and near-poverty households in 2022 according to the multidimensional poverty standards for the 2022-2025 period
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THE MINISTER OF LABOR, INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 62/2022/ND-CP dated September 12, 2022, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 07/2021/ND-CP dated January 27, 2021, promulgating multidimensional poverty standards for the 2021-2025 period;
Based on the report on the results of reviewing poor households and near-poverty households in 2022 of localities;
At the proposal of the Director General of the National Office for Poverty Reduction.
DECIDES:
Article 1. To announce the results of reviewing poor and near-poverty households in 2022 according to the multidimensional poverty standards for the 2022-2025 period on nationwide as follows:
1. Multidimensional poverty rate (including the rate of poor and near-poverty households):
a) Nationwide: The multidimensional poverty rate is 7.52%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 1,972,767 households.
b) By regions:
- Northern midlands and mountains: The multidimensional poverty rate is 21.92%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 701,461 households.
- Red River Delta: The multidimensional poverty rate is 2.45%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 169,566 households.
- North Central and Central Coast: The multidimensional poverty rate is 10.04%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 571,251 households.
- Central Highlands: The multidimensional poverty rate is 15.39%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 236,766 households.
- Southeast region: The multidimensional poverty rate is 0.34%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 15,787 households.
- Mekong River Delta: The multidimensional poverty rate is 5.73%; the total number of poor households and multidimensional near-poverty households is 277,936 households.
2. Poor households
a) Nationwide: The poverty rate is 4.03%; the total number of poor households is 1,057,374 households.
b) By regions:
- Northern midlands and mountains: The rate of poor households is 14.23%; the total number of poor households is 455,271 households.
- Red River Delta: The rate of poor households is 1.00%; the total number of poor households is 69,239 households.
- North Central and Central Coast: The rate of poor households is 4.99%; the total number of poor households is 284,137 households.
- Central Highlands: The poverty rate is 8.39%; the total number of poor households is 129,160 households.
- Southeast region: The poverty rate is 0.21%; the total number of poor households is 9,710 households.
- Mekong River Delta: The rate of poor households is 2.26%; the total number of poor households is 109,767 households.
3. Near-poverty households
a) Nationwide: The rate of near-poverty households is 3.49%; the total number of near-poverty households is 915,274 households.
b) By regions:
- Northern midlands and mountains: The rate of near-poverty households is 7.69%; the total number of near-poverty households is 246,190 households.
- Red River Delta: The rate of near-poverty households is 1.45%; the total number of near-poverty households is 100,237 households.
- North Central and Central Coast: The rate of near-poverty households is 5.05%; the total number of near-poverty households is 287,114 households.
- Central Highlands: The rate of near-poverty households is 6.99%; the total number of near-poverty households is 107,487 households.
- Southeast region: The rate of near-poverty households is 0.13%; the total number of near-poverty households is 6,077 households.
- Mekong River Delta: The rate of near-poverty households is 3.46%; the total number of near-poverty households is 168,169 households.
4. Poor districts according to the Prime Minister’ s Decision No. 353/QD-TTg dated March 15, 2022, approving the list of poor districts and communes with special difficulties in horizontal, coastal and island areas for the 2021–2025 period:
a) The multidimensional poverty rate is 55.45%; the total number of poor and near-poverty households is 538,737 households.
b) The poverty rate is 38.62%; the total number of poor households is 375,141 households.
c) The rate of near-poverty households is 16.84%; the total number of near-poverty households is 163,596 households.
(Details are in the attached appendix)
Article 2. Effect
This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing.
The multidimensional poverty rate, the number of poor households, and near-poverty households announced in this Decision serves as a basis for implementing poverty reduction and social welfare policies and other socio-economic policies from January 1, 2023.
Article 3. Implementation organization
1. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies shall base on this Decision to direct and guide the implementation of poverty reduction and social welfare policies and other socio-economic policies according to their assigned functions and tasks.
2. Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees shall implement this Decision./.
| THE MINISTER Dao Ngoc Dung
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