Overwhelming Demand: 200,000 Hopefuls Vie for Just 3,500 Homes in Highly Anticipated Integration
Social housing being built in Ouèdo in the community of Abomey-Calavi is attracting people, according to figures on applications recorded during the pre-registration test period before the transfer phase set for the last quarter of 2024.
At least 3,500 housing units are ready to be integrated of the 11,000 being built in the new Cité de Ouèdo in Abomey-Calavi.
These games are already attracting great public interest. “(…) We did a test step by giving the possibility of pre-registration on a site, I can tell you that we have about 200,000 registered including at least 30,000 Beninese from the diaspora”, explained Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji , the Secretary General and government spokesperson, Friday September 27, 2024 during a meeting with media professionals.
The government spokesperson assures that the completed houses have been built in accordance with international standards so that tenants can fully enjoy their investment.
The 3,500 housing units that are ready will be put up for sale or rented during the last quarter of 2024. In terms of “practical terms of transfer, what can be taken in cash, what can be rented, to’ w transfer, for how long “, the Real Estate and Urban Development Company (SImAU), in collaboration with its partners, will return to these details later, according to the government spokesperson.
According to Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji’s explanations, housing is accessible to public and private sector workers. Any citizen is eligible for housing benefit.
In the Council of Ministers last Wednesday, the government gave its agreement for the start of social housing transfer operations from the last quarter of 2024, under the leadership of the Minister of Living Environment and Transport, who is responsible for Sustainable Development.
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