Last Updated on March 4, 2023, 1:55 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The National Housing Corporation (NHC) of St Kitts and Nevis is ready to launch the largest housing initiative in the history of St Kitts and Nevis. The government, in collaboration with the NHC, will work to ensure that the people of St Kitts and Nevis can access home ownership.
The programme is considered one of its kind initiative wherein the government will provide affordable and smart homes to first-time homeowners of the country. Providing affordable access to new homes is one of the primary mandates of the Terrance Drew-led government.
The government and the National Housing Corporation believe that the initiative is one of the most desirous socio-economic reforms in St Kitts and will ensure that the lifestyle and standard of living of the country are uplifted. Accordingly, leaders of the SKNLP Led administration are committed to ensuring that the mandate of the government to uplift the standard of living of the people can be completed.
With this initiative, the government of St Kitts and Nevis seeks to reassure the people of the middle class that they can also have their own homes. The government has started to review applications for the allotment of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom homes.
Under the first phase of the housing initiative, the government of St Kitts and Nevis, in collaboration with the NHC, will construct 600 homes. The first phase of the operation will start shortly and conclude by the end of 2023. Meanwhile, the initiative will construct 2400 homes over 5 years.
As per the update shared by the NHC, the smart homes under the housing initiative will be equipped with facilities like energy and water cisterns or water storage tanks. These facilities were never included in the affordable homes the National Housing Corporation provided in the past. Another important aspect of the project is that it will employ the people in construction and other practices.
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