住房城乡建设部日前公布了今年前7个月全国保障性安居工程建设进度,截至7月底,全国城镇保障性住房和棚户区改造住房已开工建设721.8万套,开工率达到72%(不含西藏自治区)。另外,1至7月份各地区新增发放廉租住房租赁补贴16万户。 Housing Urban and Rural Construction Ministry recently announced the construction of the nationwide affordable housing project in the first seven months of this year. By the end of July, the construction of affordable housing and shantytowns in cities and towns in the country has started the construction of 7.218 million sets and the operating rate has reached 72% (excluding Tibet autonomous region). In addition, from January to July, new subsidies for renting low-rent housing were distributed to 160,000 in all regions.