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The National Housing Trust, NHT, is accepting applications for its Smart Energy Grant for public sector pensioners from Tuesday, October 1, 2024, to Friday, October 4.

The Smart Energy Grant, which forms part of a series of policy changes implemented by the NHT on July 1, will see public sector pensioners being able to access up to $1.5 million to enhance their homes with a solar panel system. The Grant will benefit 30 pensioners per parish each year, providing a total of 420 grants per year for the next three (3) years.

Beneficiaries will be selected following a needs-based assessment using the following …

Over 200 eager individuals braved the overcast skies and rain forecast to attend the NHT's second staging of the Home It! Expo at The Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday, October 27th.

Sabrena McDonald-Radcliffe, the NHT’s Assistant General Manager of Advertising and Sales, indicated that the Home It! Expo was created to educate Jamaicans about the NHT’s diverse product offerings and to empower them with the relevant skills needed to navigate property ownership successfully.

“At the NHT we’re all about accessibility, and the Expo provides the perfect opportunity for…

Home It! Expo 2024 will feature industry experts to help you on your homeownership journey. 

Join us for two days of opportunities, inspiration and innovation from a range of exhibitors across the financing, construction and real estate industries.

EXPO DATES:

Harmony Beach Park, Montego Bay

St. James

October 26, 2024

11am-6pm

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Emancipation Park, Kingston

November 2, 2024

10am-7pm…

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has commenced receiving applications for the disaster relief facilities set up to assist contributors affected during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Applications must be made by September 30, 2024.

The facilities include a special loan arrangement to effect repairs to damaged homes and a grant of up to $300,000. A special moratorium is also available to existing NHT mortgagors who are having difficulties meeting their mortgage payments at this time, as a result of the hurricane.

Special Home Improvement Loan Facility:

Through the special home improvement loan facility,…

In preparation for the impending hurricane, the National Housing Trust (NHT) advises that it will close all locations, including branch offices, service centers, and the corporate office, to the public at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. This closure is to facilitate members of staff to complete personal preparations and to effect business shutdown protocols.

Our offices will remain closed on Wednesday July 3, 2024. 

We intend to reopen to the public on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

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Effective Monday, July 1, 2024, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will be launching a series of policy changes and initiatives that will…

The National Housing Trust, NHT, are winners of the inaugural Public Sector Productivity Competition. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony, on Friday June 21, 2024. 

The competition, which was organised by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, was geared towards encouraging public bodies to implement innovative strategies to improve productivity and service delivery. 

The NHT’s Special Assistance Programme was selected as the project for the competition. The Programme aims to provide relief to active NHT loan beneficiaries who are unable to fulfil their…