GOVERNMENT FIRST HOME OWNERSHIP INITIATIVE ASSISTS 334 FIJIAN HOUSEHOLDS
19/02/2021
During the 2020-2021 financial year, the Ministry of Housing and Community Development’s First Home Ownership Initiative assisted 334 applicants through the First Home and First Land Grant Programs. The total payout is in excess of $5 million.
The first home ownership initiative was introduced in 2014 with an aim to provide affordable and quality housing for Fijians with low and middle income category. Since the inception of the First Home Ownership programme in 2014, the Ministry has assisted a total of 2,978 Fijian households with a total payout in excess of $28.6 million.
The Minister for Housing and Community Development Hon. Premila Kumar said that the intention of increasing the grant amount for First Home Ownership Initiative in this year’s budget was to revive the construction sector and it is seen that many Fijians have benefited from this.