240 grants have been issued to deserving applicants over the past five years at a cost of $3.6M.
There are times when, because of the uncertainties and unpredictability of life, incidents occur that destroy or seriously damage the homes of our most vulnerable citizens. To this end, the Ministry provides short-term assistance in the form of an emergency relief grant up to a maximum of $15,000 to persons who may have found themselves
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Two hundred and seventy-nine (279) families in several communities across Trinidad have benefitted from the Housing and Village Improvement Programme.
The programme is designed to improve the housing conditions and community facilities of residents in rural and peri-urban areas. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has devised the most cost effective and innovative means of improving housing conditions of the most vulnerable. This Housing and Village Improvement Programme was implemented in 2017/2018. Under this Read more
Amendments to the Affordable Housing Programme – Increasing the opportunity for home ownership
Effective February 2017, the qualifying income of persons eligible for the 2% interest rate, has moved from $10,000 to $14,000: these persons can also now access properties valued up to $1M. Those earning between $14,001 and $30,000, can now benefit from a 5% interest rate and can access properties valued up to $1.5M
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Revision to the Ministry’s Allocation Policy – Low and Middle Income Families are not left behind
In order to ensure that low to middle income earning families are not left behind, the Ministry has reverted the approved income ceiling from $45,000 to $25,000.
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