Around 2 million households with more than 6 million people in HCM City need assistance. (Photo: VNA)

The package targets more than 7.3 million people regardless of their permanent or temporary residence in the city.

People eligible for the support include members of poor and near-poor households, those who are made jobless by the pandemic and their dependents, and needy migrant workers living in the city. Each of them will receive 1 million VND (44 USD).

According to the municipal People’s Committee, around 2 million households with more than 6 million people in the country’s biggest economic centre need assistance.