Backlog of housing applications being ‘comprehensively’ addressed in all regions – Rodrigues

As the demand for house lots continues to rise, the Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, said that pending allocations are currently being “comprehensively” addressed.

This, she said, is being done in all of the administrative regions except Region Four.

“We have come up with a plan, led of course by His Excellency (President Irfaan Ali) to address all of the backlog in 9 of the 10 administrative regions.

“So all of our people in those regions can expect their house lots in the coming year,” Rodrigues said on Friday while addressing a ‘Dream Realised’ Housing drive in Region Two.

Region Four currently has the highest demand for house lots.

So, Rodrigues said the plan is to “significantly” reduce the backlog in this region also.

However, to do this, she said applications from 2020 to 2021 and prior will be addressed.

“But we plan to reduce significantly all of the backlog there, but you know it’s our most populated region”

“To reduce the backlog there and maybe move the application beyond 2019 to a more current year, maybe 2020, 2021,” Rodrigues said.

The PPP/C Government has promised to distribute 50,000 house lots by the end of 2025. With more than 41,000 lots already allocated over the past four years, they are likely to exceed the target.