The groundbreaking ceremony for the first batch of social housing in Penghu was held.

(Photo by reporter Liu Yuqing)

[Reporter Liu Yuqing/Penghu Report] Penghu has been looking forward to it for a long time. The first batch of social housing broke ground today. It is expected to be completed in 2026, which represents a big step forward for Penghu on the road to housing justice. Penghu County Mayor Chen Guangfu said that in the future Social housing will be widely built to provide low-income households, disadvantaged households and young people with preferential rents, and to relax the floor area ratio and reduce rents.

Chen Guangfu said that Anshan social housing is the first batch of social housing in Penghu, and it is expected to build 70 households. He also pointed out that the construction department will also start construction of another batch of 76 households in the near future, totaling 146 households.

He hopes to build a large number of social housing in the future and move towards housing justice. The current policy of the central government on social housing is "only rent and not sell". Build several floors, increase the number of households, and work hard to reduce the rent. I hope that the regulations will be amended in the future so that the renters can purchase the original residence at a reasonable price. The county government will also refund part of the rent to them as the down payment.

Social housing was Chen Guangfu's political opinion during the election campaign. He showed super high administrative efficiency within 100 days of taking office, and actively started the construction of social housing in Anshan, becoming the first outlying island county in Taiwan to build social housing, providing disadvantaged and young friends who have difficulty buying a house at a lower price 30% to 10% discount on market rent, practice living justice.

According to the Construction Department, Anshan social housing is a building with 1 floor underground and 6 floors above the ground. The total number of planned households is 70. The applicants will be handled in accordance with the housing law. In the future, the public will need social welfare such as childcare centers and Changqing centers. Amenities will also be taken into consideration and basalt feature balconies will be designed.

The groundbreaking ceremony was presided over by Chen Guangfu, including Deputy Speaker Lan Kaiyuan, Members Chen Yuren, Lu Huangchunjin, Su Chenxiuse, Cai Qingxu, Secretary-General Cai Qixian, Director of Construction Lai Biying, Director of Social Affairs Gui Xiangsheng, Deputy Director of Construction and Construction Department Xu Yanxing together Move the soil with a shovel.

The first batch of social housing in Penghu was built, and the county magistrate Chen Guangfu led the army to pray for blessings.

(Photo by reporter Liu Yuqing)