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Administrative Support Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Shara Luke, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on June 26.

Improved Offerings to NHT Contributors July 1

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors will be able to take advantage of the previously announced policy changes that are to take effect on July 1. This means that all NHT mortgagors will become eligible for a home improvement loan of...

Diaspora members visit the National Housing Trust (NHT) booth during the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The NHT is part of the Government-at-Your-Service (GOVAYS)/Marketplace feature of the conference.

NHT Urges Diasporans to ‘Come Build With Us’

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

Prime Minister Holness Hands Over 106 Titles To Beneficiaries Of Serviced Lots In Friendship Oaks Phase One

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NHT Continuing Implementation of Strategic Changes to Further Improve Service Delivery

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses Wednesday’s (April 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Grants HAJ Approval to Divest Properties in Hopewell, Hanover

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

2 years ago Budget 2024/2025HousingPrime Minister

$9b Earmarked for Increased Provision of Housing Solutions under the Urban Renewal Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that $9 billion is earmarked under the revitalised Urban Renewal Programme to increase the output of low-income housing solutions. “The National Housing Trust (NHT) is now in a position to increase the output of low-income solutions under the Urban Renewal Programme and will commit an initial $9 billion in 2024/25, with...

2 years ago Budget 2024/2025Housing

HAJ to Provide 10,000 Housing Solutions in Four Years

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) continues to provide affordable housing solutions for low and middle-income-earning Jamaicans as well as provide for the regularisation of informal settlements. Providing an update on the agency in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said of the 14,000 housing solutions...

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/2025 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

2 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

14 Homeless Shelters to Be Established Across the Island

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will partner with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to construct 14 homeless shelters on government lands across the island. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently. He said the shelters will vary in size and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

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NHT to Commence 15,009 Housing Solutions for Low-Income Contributors

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is projecting to commence construction of 15,009 housing solutions across the island during the upcoming fiscal year, which begins April 1. Making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that more than 96 per cent of the solutions are...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announcing new policy changes at the National Housing Trust (NHT) while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

2 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT Contributors Can Access Smart Energy Loan July 1

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors will be able to access a new loan product to retrofit their homes with smart energy solutions, as at July 1, 2024. Under the Smart Energy Home Improvement Loan, contributors will be able to acquire any of the following: solar panels and batteries; solar water heaters; solar insulation; other renewable energy technology such as windmills,...

2 years ago Housing

All NHT Contributors to Access Home Improvement Loans after 10 Years

Effective July 1, 2024, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will revise its Home Improvement Loan policy to allow all contributors to access home improvement loans of up to $3.5 million after 10 years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the policy change during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21....

2 years ago Budget 2024/2025Housing

NHT to Reserve 10 % of Housing Solutions for Persons under 35 Years Old

Up to 10 per cent of the housing solutions in the National Housing Trust (NHT) current housing plan will be reserved for contributors under the age of 35 years old. Making the announcement during his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the policy change...