Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will develop a programme to address squatter and other irregularly settled communities, while working to prevent further informal settlements.
Holness made the announcement during the handover of a house under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in St Ann on Friday. He was also addressing the recent demolition of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny.
He said the Government plans to formalise and regularise existing squatter communities, while stressing that squatting and informal settlement cannot be encouraged.
Holness also maintained that Jamaicans should have equal access to land and housing, but warned that any government response must be sustainable and should not create a precedent for further informal settlement.
Meanwhile, support has been mobilised through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to assist families affected by the Cooper’s Pen demolitions.
Holness said the NSHP has so far delivered 349 housing solutions across 57 constituencies, providing homes for more than 1,600 vulnerable Jamaicans. Another 65 housing solutions are currently under construction across the island.
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