Resident of Maggotty Move in St Elizabeth, Marie Loney, is now the proud proprietor of a brand new dwelling, because of the Authorities’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Ms Loney, who misplaced her earlier dwelling attributable to a fireplace, obtained a three-bedroom dwelling from Prime Minister, Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, on March 14.
She’s going to dwell within the dwelling together with her youngsters. Loney was one in every of three St Elizabeth residents who obtained 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).
Through the handover ceremony in Maggotty Move, Holness emphasised that the programme continues to help individuals in dire want of houses.
“We’ve got assisted individuals who’re dwelling in an deserted automobile, and now we have assisted individuals who’re dwelling beneath a tree. We’ve got additionally assisted individuals who’re dwelling in cardboard bins, and now we have assisted a number of individuals whose houses had been destroyed by hearth and pure disasters. We’ve got 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 mentioned.
Holness added that the programme is focused principally at individuals who haven’t any technique of serving to themselves to get a brand new dwelling.
“So, they aren’t working, they haven’t any revenue, their household is not working, or they’re pregnant or lactating, they’ve younger youngsters, or they’re aged and retired. So, we deal with what we name essentially the most susceptible within the inhabitants,” the Prime Minister identified.
“So right this moment Miss Loney is a beneficiary due to her state of affairs together with her home and her family not having the ability to afford one. We’re very happy, Miss Loney, to have the ability to hand over this unit to you,” he mentioned.
Holness additionally inspired Ms. Loney and her household to handle 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, Honourable J.C. Hutchinson, for his or her half in guaranteeing she obtained her new dwelling.
She famous that she has gone by means of a number of challenges since her home was destroyed, because the household’s lodging was unstable for shut to 2 years.
“I have been by means of rather a lot since my home burned down. I have been dwelling right here, dwelling there, spending one or two weeks right here, one or two nights there. I have been bouncing round all about. On daily basis, two occasions per day, I used to name Mr. Hutchinson, asking if he had any updates [on my application],” Ms. Loney mentioned.
“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.
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