Since its full rollout in 2020, the Nationwide Social Housing Programme (NSHP) has delivered roughly 300 housing models to Jamaicans in want, with dozens extra at the moment beneath development and extra models deliberate by means of the 2025/2026 monetary yr.
Everlasting Secretary within the Ministry of Financial Development and Job Creation, Arlene Williams, made the announcement throughout a current handover ceremony for 4 new housing models in St. Thomas. She revealed that 40 models are at the moment in lively development and one other 75 are anticipated to be rolled out by the top of the subsequent fiscal yr.
“The Authorities is working assiduously and steadfastly to make sure that housing is excessive on the agenda and that individuals are moved from poverty to a greater way of life,” Williams stated.
Emphasizing the programme’s transparency, the Everlasting Secretary famous that the NSHP follows strict pointers for beneficiary choice and contractor engagement. “There may be rigorous scrutiny and transparency in our strategy on the Ministry of Financial Development and Job Creation, and we have now been instructed by the Prime Minister to do issues in a really stringent and clear approach,” she stated.
Williams added that functions—most of that are submitted by means of Members of Parliament—bear thorough community-based social inquiries earlier than approval. Soil testing is performed to make sure development suitability, and contractors are chosen by means of an open procurement course of.
She additionally praised Ministry workers for his or her dedication to the initiative, describing them as hard-working and dedicated to its success.
Launched in 2018 by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, the NSHP varieties a part of the broader Housing, Alternative, Manufacturing and Employment (HOPE) programme. It goals to enhance the dwelling circumstances of Jamaica’s most weak residents by offering secure, reasonably priced, and sustainable housing.
