NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMME Presentation outline Second Goverets - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMME

Presentation outline Second Gover��e�t’s Home Government Public Housing National Aided Self- Improvement Other Housing Policy Programme Settlement Help Housing Grant Initiatives Programme Programme Programme

G O R T T The GoRTT and by extension the Ministry H O U S I N G understands that poverty reduction and P O L I C Y the provision of goods and services with respect to shelter must be addressed in a holistic manner to ensure sustainable livelihoods and a decent quality of life for all citizens

U N D E R L Y I N G T o provide quality and affordable P R I N C I P L E housing for eligible citizens; T o improve the living conditions of low O F N A T I O N A L H O U S I N G to lower middle income families; P O L I C Y T o facilitate repair work on existing housing stock to reduce demand on the Ministry’s implementing agency – Trinidad and T obago Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

T H E P U B L I C Affordable Housing Programme – H O U S I N G P R O G R A M M E - Mortgaged Units - Rent to Own - Rental/License to Occupy - Mortgage Financing

T H E P U B L I C Allocation Policy – H O U S I N G Targets eligible citizens from the low to lower middle income groups P R O G R A M M E

T H E P U B L I C Allocation Policy – H O U S I N G 5% of all housing units to be allocated within a given development are made P R O G R A M M E available to eligible senior citizens and persons living with disabilities

T H E S E C O N D This Programme was designed to N A T I O N A L regularise squatters in designated areas S E T T L E M E N T S in accordance with the provisions outlined P R O G R A M M E in the State Land (Regularisation of T enure) Act 25 of 1998

T H E S E C O N D T o facilitate Security of T enure for N A T I O N A L squatters through a streamlined S E T T L E M E N T S programme for the execution of P R O G R A M M E statutory leases and Deeds of Lease T o partner with other state agencies to ensure containment of squatting on state lands T o reduce the incidences of squatting through public education

G O V E R N M E N T ' S This Programme is intended to A I D E D S E L F - complement the existing Housing H E L P H O U S I N G Programme by facilitating financial and P R O G R A M M E technical support to eligible citizens seeking to construct their own homes with the state’s assistance. The Programme targets persons with and without land.

H O M E The purpose of the grant is to provide I M P R O V E M E N T much needed financial assistance to low G R A N T income families to effect critical repairs P R O G R A M M E and upgrades to their existing homes to reduce the demand on new housing stock.

O T H E R Incentivising Public Private I N I T I A T I V E S Partnerships arrangements I M P L E M E N T E D Housing Construction Incentive T O R E A L I S E Programme The Housing Village Improvement T H E M A N D A T E O F T H E Programme M I N I S T R Y Housing 101 Manual Public Awareness and Education Programme

The Ministry is committed to supporting C O N C L U S I O N low to lower middle income families. In so doing, we will strive to ensure that sound and coordinated policies are implemented to further our response to the needs of our existing and potential clients to access affordable housing solutions

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