The government of Dafeng city chooses old housing as the arrangement model for external Three - gorge migrants. It contributes to meet the basic need of housing, save production funds, and solve the land problem for migrants. In operation, we should organize housing resource elaborately, carry out the sifting criterion of housing strictly, engage in couple checking work before moving, and strengthen assisting measurements, etc. In application, the model fits for the basic requirement of scattering arrangement of rural migrants; it also meets the development needs of rural migrants during the transition period.