Minister Croal – Housing needs of lowest income, vulnerable persons being addressed

Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal, declared that his ministry will be seeking further
funding to broaden the Core Home Support initiative to address the housing needs of the lowest-
income households, as well as the vulnerable groups.
“Our project team is preparing a document that we intend to present at the government level, that
will see us seeking further funding to be able to widen and embark on a similar type of
programme for such persons,” Croal disclosed in a recent interview.
He revealed that the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is currently constructing
50 core homes and providing home improvement subsidies to residents in Sophia, Georgetown
and Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
Croal said the project, which is being executed under the Adequate Housing & Urban
Accessibility Programme (AHUAP) with funding from the IDB, targets vulnerable families,
including single parents. He noted that it also provides basic infrastructural works in those
communities. “The nature of that programme is confined because it is being funded through the
IDB and it has its parameters…and so, we want to be able to expand that programme, so that
those persons who, for whatever reason cannot pay for those homes we are building at the basic
level, can still benefit from our housing programme,” Minister Croal dsaid.
The minister stressed that the government is keen on its policy of providing housing solutions for
all Guyanese, through housing construction and land allocation.
The housing and water minister declared that close to 1000 low, moderate and young
professional homes are underway in Cummings Lodge, Prospect and Providence in Region Four;
Williamsburg in Region Six; and Amelia’s Ward, Region Ten.