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JLP's housing plan
THE NUMBER of housing completions in Jamaica has fallen by
over 30 per cent from 6,998 in 1999 to 4,657 in 2001.
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The number of people who own their own home has fallen over
the past ten years by over 5 per cent from 60.6 per cent
in 1991 to 57.3 per cent in 2001.
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The real mean monthly cost of a mortgage has almost tripled
over the past ten years from J$266 in 1991 to J$745 in 2001.
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Almost two out of every five homes (37 per cent in 2001)
still have pit latrines than bathrooms.
HOUSING
SOLUTION PLAN
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Launch a programme for Housing Opportunity and Upgrading
for Slum Eradication (HOUSE) which will replace all slum
areas with proper, affordable homes (financed by National
Housing Trust surpluses and international multilateral agency
sources). Replacement of slum housing would be 3,000 in
year one rising to 6,000 in year 10 providing over 48,000
units.
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Revive the Site and Services programme where informal settlers
("squatters") can purchase sites they occupy with appropriate
infrastructure.
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Re-introduce and make available the Post and Panel concept
house for rural areas.
COMPLETE
LAND TITLING PROJECT
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Work aggressively to identify very low cost housing to make
home ownership more affordable.
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Actively source innovative building materials to reduce
substantially the cost of building a home.
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Conduct an extensive review of the Building Code to determine
ways of making construction more effective and less costly.
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Complete land titling project, begun in the 1980s, to deliver
registered titles to all owners and land obtained or acquired
from the Government.
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Streamline and expedite the approvals process for housing
and land development.
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Strengthen and extend the ability of PC Banks to provide
low cost loans for home-improvement and repair, especially
in rural areas.
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