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Your first payment is due immediately upon registration. Thereafter, voluntary contributions are due by the last day of every month and must be paid no later than the 15th of the following month. For example, voluntary contributions for the month of September are due September 30th but must be paid by October 15th to avoid penalties.
Yes. Contributors who were assessed for periods worked in Jamaica before going overseas are liable for these outstanding amounts inclusive of interest thereon.
You will be contacted within 3 working days following the submission of your application.
Voluntary contributors will not be charged interest on contribution principal arrears, i.e., contributions due since voluntary registration but not yet paid.
Voluntary contributors are required to continue making contributions even after they have received a loan from the NHT. If their contributions fall into arrears, the sums due will be deducted from the sums tendered as mortgage payments. Voluntary Contributors who are borrowers would have contribution arrears payments deducted from their mortgage payments.
Voluntary contributors must have made at least 104 weeks (2 years) contributions, of which 52 weeks must be paid in the period immediately before the date of application. For example, if you contributed for five (5) years prior to migrating would, on registering as a voluntary contributor, you must contribute for at least an additional year before being eligible to apply for a loan. This change in requirement came into effect recently. Prior to this, Voluntary contributors were required to have made at least 52 weeks contributions with at least 13 payments made in the 26 week period immediately before the loan application.
Payments are only accepted in Jamaican Dollars (JMD) , therefore you would need to convert same to the JMD equivalent.
This facility is available to a contributor, whose income cannot afford the full purchase price of a scheme unit. Under this arrangement, the NHT will defer payment of up to 40% of the cost of the unit.
The NHT may offer a successful applicant, with or without a co-applicant, a short-term Lease, not exceeding three (3) years. The Lessee has the option to purchase the Unit at its original selling price, at anytime during the Lease period. If you would like to know how the NHT can help you in owning one of these units, then contact us
Only the points of the primary applicant will be used for selection. So, ensure that the person with the highest points is the primary applicant.
The Priority Index Entitlement (PIE) System is the selection system used by the NHT to award scheme loans to eligible contributors. Under PIE selection the criteria are: Parish of residence or Parish of employment— Applicants must live and/or work in the parish where the development is located. Number of points—Points are derived from weekly contributions and current income.
Only the points of the primary applicant will be used for selection. So, ensure that the person with the highest points is the primary applicant.
