00:00800 people will soon be able to sleep better at night having benefited from
00:05home repair grants courtesy the Ministry of Social Development and the Family
00:09Services. A total of 3.5 million dollars has been spent on the program for the
00:15year thus far across three grant categories. And just to provide a
00:20breakdown of what we are giving out today two million three hundred and
00:24thirty eight thousand two hundred and twenty six dollars and fifty cents for
00:29minor house repairs. Five hundred and seventy thousand one hundred and eleven
00:35dollars and eight cents in sanitary plumbing assistance. Four hundred ninety
00:42six thousand four hundred and fifty nine dollars and twenty two cents in house
00:48wiring assistance. A significant portion of this funding will go towards victims
00:53of disaster. Recipients may receive between fifteen and twenty thousand
00:58dollars per grant. Minor house repairs as we saw in the video and this provides
01:05up to fifteen thousand dollars in materials only for the repair upgrade of
01:10the dwelling houses and up to twenty thousand dollars in materials only to
01:15effect repairs upgrades in the event of a disaster. Our sanitary plumbing
01:23assistance provides up to fifteen thousand dollars in materials under
01:27normal circumstances and in the event of a disaster for the repair or upgrade of
01:32toilet and bathroom facilities. Applicants must have ownership and
01:38authorization to occupy the property for which the application for assistance is
01:44requested and in some cases must meet the financial eligibility criteria. The
01:51program seeks to specifically target the poor and vulnerable groups in
01:55society including but not limited to our senior citizens, persons with
02:00disabilities, unemployed persons, victims of domestic violence and single-parent
02:05household and has proven to be an instrumental component of the
02:10ministry's plan to ensure that the poor and vulnerable citizens throughout the
02:15country reside under habitable conditions. A full listing of eligibility
02:20criteria and necessary documentation is available on the ministry's website.
02:26Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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