1000 affordable houses using local wood being constructed by Gov’t

1000 homes will be constructed by the Government will be constructing 1000 houses utilising
100 per cent local wood as part of its efforts to provide affordable homes to Guyanese.
This was announced by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Sunday, via his Facebook
page. He said the project forms part of the value-added to the Government’s housing programme.
Since its reelection to office in August 2020, the Administration has accelerated its national
housing programme through the allocation of lands and the construction of low, moderate and
young professional homes for citizens.

The ministry said that under the construction of homes initiative, the Central Housing and
Planning Authority (CH&PA) is constructing a total of 350 two- bedroom elevated homes in
Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown; 100 two-bedroom flat units in Prospect, East Bank
Demerara; 100 two- bedroom flat units in Williamsburg, Region Six; and 40 two-bedroom
elevated units in Amelia’a Ward, Linden, Region Ten.
Another 200 two- storey and flat units are being constructed at Providence, East Bank Demerara
and 150 more in Prospect. So far, 100 units have been completed in Providence. Additionally,
the ministry said that under the Core Home Support Initiative, 25 homes were constructed in
Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, Region Three, while another 25 are under construction
in Sophia, Georgetown.  These homes target low-income and vulnerable families who are only
required to make a contribution of $100,000 towards the homes.
The sum of $18.7 billion was expended to continue consolidation works in 11 existing CH&PA
housing areas, in 2021, including Great Diamond, Prospect and Cummings Lodge. $12.4 billion
has been allocated for continued infrastructural development works in housing schemes, this
year, including the upgrading of 45.5 kilometres of roads in 31 existing housing areas across
Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Nine and Ten.
A total of 10,063 house lots were allocated to Guyanese, last year while some 1,266 land titles
and transports were distributed. This is in keeping with Government’s commitment to deliver
50,000 house lots to Guyanese by 2025.