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The National Housing Trust, NHT, has made improvements to the Housing Microfinance Loan Programme which allows contributors to access financing from approved credit unions towards a wide range of housing related expenses.

The changes which took effect Monday September 25, 2023 include an increase to the facility's maximum loan limit and qualifying wage ceilings.

The changes were announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during his keynote address on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at a handing over ceremony for 35-one bedroom units and 42-Serviced Lots for Phase 1 of the NHT's Windsor Hills development in Spicy Hilly,…

Forty-seven-year-old, Tricia Hylton can remember vividly the moment she broke down in tears, after her last application for a Serviced Lot at NHT’s Steelfield Housing Scheme was not successful. She was discouraged and lost hope in the process, vowing to never apply for another NHT scheme unit or lot again.

“But my Aunt Stephanie said something to me. She said, ‘don’t worry yourself, it is not your time yet. Something will come,” she reminisced. Those words were poignant and gave Tricia a renewed hope and confidence that her time would come, and it would be great.

So, when applications opened up for Windsor Hills, Trelawny…

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has increased the number of partner mortgage institutions through which qualified contributors can access their NHT mortgage benefits.

NHT contributors who earn more than 30,000 weekly, as well as contributors who require additional funding to their NHT loan entitlement, can now have their NHT loan processed at one of 10 partner mortgage institutions under the External Financing Mortgage Programme, EFMP. The 10 partner institutions are: COK Sodality Credit Union, National Commercial Bank (NCB), The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited, JMMB Bank Jamaica (Limited), JN Bank Limited, The Victoria…

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness on Friday, August 11, 2023, led a ground breaking exercise for Sheffield Palms, the National Housing Trust’s, NHT, newest housing development in Retreat, Westmoreland. The 113-unit housing project is being developed in collaboration with Sheffield Palms Developers Limited under the NHT's Guaranteed Purchase Programme (GPP). Upon completion, 60 of the units will be available to the NHT for its contributors. 

Partnership, was the theme of the Prime Minister’s keynote address as he encouraged developers to pursue the Guaranteed Purchase Programme.…

The National Housing Trust (NHT) and Scotiabank have joined as the newest partners under the External Financing Mortgage Programme (EFMP). The partnership was recognised with a signing ceremony on Tuesday July 18, 2023, at the NHT’s Park Boulevard Corporate Office in St. Andrew.

NHT Managing Director, Mr. Martin Miller and Scotiabank’s team of Executive Vice President, Retail and Small Business Banking, Perrin Gayle and Director Sales Support Unit, Avril Leonce (pictured below and attached) inked the agreement marking the commitment of partnership between the two entities.

Mr. Martin Miller in his remarks at the signing,…

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Effective July 1, 2023, the National Housing Trust (NHT) will be increasing its loan ceiling for most loan benefits. The increase will see an additional $1 million dollars available to contributors. This represents a 15% increase in the general loan ceiling from $6.5 to $7.5 million. These policy changes will improve contributors’…

The beginning of June should see residents and homeowners making the necessary preparations in the event of a storm, ensuring the safety of their families and their homes.  June 1- November 30 is recognised as the Atlantic Hurricane Season. With this in mind, the National Housing Trust (NHT) is advising its mortgagors to stay current with their peril insurance payments, protecting one of their most valuable assets, their home.

Peril insurance safeguards in the event of incidents that may cause damage to, or loss of property. These perils typically include fire, theft, vandalism and natural disasters such as hurricanes,…

The National Housing Trust Social Development Department invited NHT Scheme community leaders to apply for Community Development Scholarship.

The selectees from a pool of 93 applicants received via the NHT website for the Community Development Scholarships are as follows:

Awardees for Play Therapy:

1. Adecia Green- Palmetto Meadows 
2. Gavion Marshall- Palmetto Meadows 
3. Orville Bennett- Humming Bird Meadows 
4. Rachel Reid- Chudleigh 
5. Kamoya Brissett- Brompton Manor 

Awardees for Grant Writing Workshop:…