At the 109th press conference on Tianjin’s new coronavirus epidemic prevention and control work held recently, Wang Wenhong, director of the Municipal Housing Provident Fund Management Center, explained the relevant policies on the phased postponement of housing provident fund payments.
On February 27, this city issued a special implementation policy, clarifying that units affected by the epidemic can apply for phased deferral of housing provident fund payments in accordance with regulations. As of March 27, 1,485 units in the city have deferred housing provident fund payments in stages, involving 94,800 employees, and it is expected that the housing provident fund will be deferred at 473 million yuan.
According to reports, in addition to enterprises, private non-enterprise units, foundations, social groups, law firms, etc. engaged in production and business activities can also apply for deferment of housing provident funds. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Municipal Housing Provident Fund Management Center has conducted a comprehensive investigation of the payment status of housing provident fund payment units in this city, and formulated targeted service measures based on the different situations of the units. For units that have resumed work and production, we will actively solicit opinions and service needs; for units that have temporary difficulties in making payments due to the epidemic, we will proactively publicize policies and guide them to apply for deferral of payments. The Municipal Housing Provident Fund Management Center has also opened green channels in various management departments to facilitate units to quickly handle housing provident fund payment and deposit services such as delayed payments. At the same time, it is clarified that during the epidemic period, units can handle deposit registration, payment deferral, payment amount adjustment and other services by mail.
Wang Wenhong said that the postponement of payment by the unit will not affect employees' application for loans. The city's original policy stipulates that employees applying for housing provident fund loans must continuously pay and deposit housing provident funds for one year. In order to respond to the epidemic and effectively solve the burden on units and employees, the policy has been adjusted to require employees to apply for housing provident fund loans before June 30 this year. If the unit postpones the payment of housing provident funds due to the impact of the epidemic, it will be regarded as normal payment.