–VP Jagdeo affirms backlog of housing applications will be addressed; everyone will benefit

EFFORTS to clear the housing backlog is being accelerated, and Vice-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured applicants awaiting allocations that they will receive their houselots.
The Vice President made these remarks during a radio programme on Monday, when he discussed the government’s aggressive housing drive, from which thousands of Guyanese have benefitted.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government officially surpassed its ambitious target of 50,000 house lots within five years, bringing new hope and tangible change to citizens across the country.

The Vice President stated that the government is dealing with the housing backlog that the previous APNU+AFC government left and currently, they are addressing applications up to 2019.
He also noted that the wait is a bit longer in Region Four because of the demand.

To meet housing demand, the government is opening new residential areas, including 20,000 house lots on the East Coast of Demerara.
He said: “So the wait is a little bit longer in this region [Four], but they’re going to get it.”

He added: “So I guess all the people who’ve applied before, by next year, they will get their plots of land in the other regions of the country. But in Region Four, where everyone wants to come, we have a huge backlog. But people will get it.”

Dr Jagdeo underscored that the PPP/C has remained the only party that fulfils its promises.
The government’s housing strategy has proven to be more than an infrastructural project—it is a national movement focused on stability, growth, and equity.

For many, these lots represent more than parcels of land—they symbolise hope, independence, and a new beginning.