Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said once the current backlog of housing applications is cleared, the government could consider lowering the age requirement for applications to 18 years.
Jagdeo spoke about the government’s ambitious housing plan on Thursday at his weekly press conference. As he spoke about the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C) plans if it returns to office this year, he vowed that this housing programme will continue.
“We’re gonna continue investing in housing,” Jagdeo declared, noting that about $300 billion has been spent in the sector since the PPP went back into office in 2020.
And he said the government is considering how it can support more Guyanese.
“We made it clear that everyone Guyanese who wants a plot of land will get it, and we may get to a stage where we can come down back to the 18-year-old being able to apply for and getting their plot of land once we get past the big backlog APNU left for us,” Jagdeo said.
Since August 2020, more than 40,000 residential house lots have been distributed to families from various income brackets. The PPP, in its 2020 manifesto, promised to distribute 50,000 house lots by the end of 2025.
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