Hangzhou will relax municipal public rental housing eligibility rules effective November. The household per‑capita annual disposable income cutoff rises to 86,640 yuan, an increase of 3,284 yuan from the prior standard. Nine districts/counties, including Qiantang and Xiaoshan, have removed professional‑title, education and social‑insurance requirements to allow stably employed permanent migrant residents to access urban housing security.

2026-10-28

Hangzhou will relax municipal public rental housing eligibility rules effective November. The household per‑capita annual disposable income cutoff rises to 86,640 yuan, an increase of 3,284 yuan from the prior standard. Nine districts/counties, including Qiantang and Xiaoshan, have removed professional‑title, education and social‑insurance requirements to allow stably employed permanent migrant residents to access urban housing security.