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· The construction of 99 Row Type Housing Units in Mauritius, which started in 2018, is expected to be completed in September this
year
· The housing units will be allocated to beneficiaries before the end of 2020
· The government is also proposing to build 12 000 social housing units across the island and Rs 12 billion have been earmarked
in budget 2020-2021
The construction of 99 Row Type Housing Units in Mauritius, which started in 2018, is expected to be completed in September this year. The housing units will be allocated to beneficiaries before the end of 2020. Stating this, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning & Tourism, Steven Obeegadoo said that considerable progress was made in the project, though work has been slightly delayed by the Covid-19.
The Deputy Prime Minister highlighted that the ‘Row Type Housing Units’ is a new concept proposed by the National Housing Development Corporation ( NHDC). The 99 housing units at Chebel, are built at a cost of Rs 160 million. Each housing unit costs Rs 1.8 million and those earning between Rs 6 200 and Rs 30 000 monthly will be eligible for owning a housing unit. The government is extending a 15 to 67% subsidy for each unit depending on the monthly income of the person who applied for the housing unit.
Each housing unit of 50m2 consists of a kitchen/diner, a living room, a bedroom and a toilet/bathroom on the ground floor, as well as a master bedroom with a terrace, a toilet/bathroom, and a terrace which can be converted into two additional bedrooms on the first floor. The project will also feature green spaces, a parking lot for visitors, a petanque court and a children’s layground. The government is also proposing to build 12 000 social housing units across the island and Rs 12 billion have been earmarked in the budget 2020-2021.
