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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New Board at East Port of Spain Development Company Ltd
The Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Housing and Urban Development presented Letters of Appointment to the members of the newly installed Board of the East Port of Spain Development Company Limited (EPOSDC) on Monday January 23, 2017 at the Ministry’s South Quay, Port of Spain office. Mr. Newman George will serve as Chairman with Dr.
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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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Formal Handover of the Besson Steet Police Station
Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago My Colleagues – The Honourable Retired Major General Edmund Dillon, Minister of National Security Ms. Marlene McDonald, Member of Parliament for Port of Spain South Other Cabinet Colleagues and Members of Government Ms. Lydia Jacobs, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security;
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KEY DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY
SALUTATIONS Ms. Simone Thorne-Mora, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Mr. Newman George, Chairman, Housing Development Corporation and other members of the Board Mr. Brent Lyons, Acting Managing Director, HDC Management and Staff of the Ministry and the HDC Key Recipients o Members of the Media Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Key Read more
Housing Minister Continues His Drive to deliver 1000 homes by Christmas
Last Saturday (December 03, 2016) Honourable Minister Randall Mitchell continued to deliver on his promise to allocate 1000 homes before Christmas to applicants of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing programme. Minister Mitchell was able to distribute approximately 200 homes to deserving low to middle income families with considerable help from his
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