PM Says GoB Helped to Build Thousands of Homes

Regarding housing, the Plan Belize manifesto promised that the P.U.P. government would build at least ten thousand low-income homes during this term. Today, we asked the PM about the project’s progress. He explained that the government has helped many households, including single mothers, to get their own homes. He assured that this plan will continue if the P.U.P. is re-elected.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“PlanBelize is not a five year document. It’s a 10, 15, 20-year document. Secondly, when we said that we want to see that ten thousand homes being built, it does not necessarily mean that it’s only the government that’s going to build them. We work with the private sector, so the private sector has had several thousands of homes. So when you compare what the government has done, we’re probably not at the ten thousand, but thousands of homes have been built in Belize. What are we doing? As always, as a government of social justice our party that Belize believes and practices social justice. We need to go to the marginalized. We need to go to those that need the most help. And who are those – single mothers that are struggling to be able to have a home for their children, are struggling to pay the rent. So we came up with this innovative idea, building these starter homes. They come for about twenty thousand dollars for the cost. They pay no interest; they pay $100 a month. And then, we look at them, we provide them with the plans. So with time when they save money, they could put another room. These buildings would be expanded to include at least two more rooms, three bedrooms. So, this is what we do when it comes to housing.”