{"id":20639,"date":"2024-06-18T16:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20639"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:40:51","slug":"government-initiative-grants-homeownership-to-low-income-families-on-east-coast-demerara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-initiative-grants-homeownership-to-low-income-families-on-east-coast-demerara\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Initiative Grants Homeownership to Low-Income Families on East Coast Demerara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a significant move under the government\u2019s Core Home Support initiative, six low-income families along the East Coast of Demerara celebrated the realization of their homeownership dreams by receiving keys to their new residences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, aims to empower vulnerable Guyanese by providing them with stable housing solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme, which spans Regions Three and Four, approximately 110 families, including the recent beneficiaries, have gained ownership of their homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each dwelling, valued at five million Guyanese dollars, required beneficiaries to contribute a nominal sum of $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon receiving the keys to their new homes, emotions ran high among the recipients who expressed deep gratitude for the government\u2019s support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonita, one of the new homeowners, thanked the Minister of Finance and everyone involved, highlighting the transformative impact on her family\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigel John, another beneficiary, praised the government\u2019s efforts in ensuring that even those with limited financial means can secure decent housing, emphasizing the role of such initiatives in national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking forward, the initiative plans to benefit a total of 323 families across Regions Three and Four, with 188 homes currently in the procurement phase and others actively under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Myeisha Williams for NCN News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move under the government\u2019s Core Home Support initiative, six low-income families along the East Coast of Demerara celebrated the realization of their homeownership dreams by receiving keys&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20641,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20639\/revisions\/20641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}