The southern province of Ben Tre has spent VND10.1 billion on constructing 33 houses for poor families. Each house was built with a capital of between VND15 milion - VND30 million and in an area of over 32 square meters. Of the sum, the PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation has granted VND5 billion and the Ben Tre provincial Bank for Social Policies gave loans worth VND2 billion. This year, Ben Tre province plans to build more than 4,000 houses for the poor.
