The Home Improvement Grant (HIG) Programme forms part of Government’s holistic housing plan. Under this programme, the Ministry would provide a maximum of $15,000 to qualifying applicants to carry out approved repair/improvement works.
The Home Improvement Subsidy Programme provides successful applicants with a matching subsidy of up to $20,000 to carry out approved home repairs/refurbishment work.
The New Home Subsidies programme, as administered by the Programme Monitoring and Coordinating Unit of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, provides successful applicants with financial subsidies of $35,000 or $50,000.00 depending on their annual income. Applicants, whose monthly household income is $4,000 or less, are eligible for a Subsidy of $50,000, and those whose monthly household income is between $4,001 and $7,000 may receive a Subsidy of $35,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How can someone apply for a Government-subsidised house?
Application forms can be obtained from any office of the Housing Development Corporation or the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development; Application forms must be completed and submitted to any office of the Trinidad and ...
What happens after the application has been received?
Information from the completed application form is entered into the Ministry’s database; Applicants then receive a reference number, username and password. The reference number identifies the applicant(s) on the database. (The username and password allow ...
Who can apply for a New Home Mortgage?
Any resident citizen of Trinidad and Tobago who: Is 21 years and over; Does not wholly or partly own a house or residential property; Earns no more than $25,000.00 per month.
