Resident of Maggotty Move in St. Elizabeth, Marie Loney, is now the proud proprietor of a brand new residence, because of the Authorities’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Ms. Loney, who misplaced her earlier residence resulting from a hearth, acquired a three-bedroom residence from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on March 14.
She is going to stay within the residence along with her kids. Ms. Loney was certainly one of three St. Elizabeth residents who acquired houses on the day. The opposite houses had been handed over to residents in New Market (St. Elizabeth North Jap) and George’s Valley (St. Elizabeth North Western).
In the course of the handover ceremony in Maggotty Move, Dr. Holness emphasised that the programme continues to help individuals in dire want of houses.
“Now we have assisted individuals who’re dwelling in an deserted automobile, and we’ve assisted individuals who’re dwelling underneath a tree. Now we have additionally assisted individuals who’re dwelling in cardboard containers, and we’ve assisted a number of individuals whose houses had been destroyed by hearth and pure disasters. Now we have additionally assisted individuals whose homes had been about to break down on them. These are clearly the individuals who’re genuinely in want,” the Prime Minister stated.
Dr. Holness added that the programme is focused largely at individuals who don’t have any technique of serving to themselves to get a brand new residence.
“So, they aren’t working, they don’t have any revenue, their household isn’t working, or they’re pregnant or lactating, they’ve younger kids, or they’re aged and retired. So, we concentrate on what we name probably the most susceptible within the inhabitants,” the Prime Minister identified.
“So at the moment Miss Loney is a beneficiary due to her state of affairs along with her home and her family not with the ability to afford one. We’re very happy, Miss Loney, to have the ability to hand over this unit to you,” he stated.
Dr. Holness additionally inspired Ms. Loney and her household to deal with the unit.
For her half, Ms. Loney thanked the Prime Minister and Minister of State within the Ministry of Science, Power, Telecommunications and Transport and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Jap, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, for his or her half in making certain she bought her new residence.
She famous that she has gone by a number of challenges since her home was destroyed, because the household’s lodging was unstable for shut to 2 years.
“I’ve been by rather a lot since my home burned down. I’ve been dwelling right here, dwelling there, spending one or two weeks right here, one or two nights there. I’ve been bouncing round all about. Each day, two occasions per day, I used to name Mr. Hutchinson, asking if he had any updates [on my application],” Ms. Loney stated.
“I need to thank the taxpayers and the Prime Minister for giving me this basis, this three-bedroom [home], so I will sleep comfortably tonight,” she added.
