Housing Development Services

The Department grants material and financial aids to the low income families of central province to construct permanent houses.

Implemented programmes

1. Granting of Asbestos sheets
2. Rs 50000/- housing loan programme
3. Implementing Awareness programmes about "Construction of low cost houses"

Qualification required for applying assistance of Rs 50000/- Housing Loan

• Applicant must be a permanent resident of relevant divisional secretariat
• Age between 18 and 55 years ( Maximum age limit is not applicable if you have two permanent public servants as guarantors)
• If the applicant is unmarried, he/she must be the legal guardian of the family (Must be certified by a Grama Niladhari certificate co-signed by the Divisional Secretary)
• Being a Samurdhi recipient or low income person (But he/she should have the capability to pay monthly installment and the loan interest )
• The corresponding land must be owned by the applicant or his/her family
• Must be certified by a Grama Niladari certificate co-signed by the divisional secretary that the applicant enjoyed the land for more than 05 years in the case of a government land and having no hindrance giving him the ownership in the future
• In case of a privately owned land, the current owner must submit a letter to the Grama Niladari expressing his/her willingness to transfer the ownership of the land to the applicant in the future.

Qualification required for applying assistance of asbestos sheets

• Must be a permanent resident of the relevant divisional secretary’s division
• Being a Samurdhi/Public charity assisted /low income recipient or a very poor person
• Being a family unit with married or widowed children
• Not having roofing material for the house under construction or not having a permanent roof for the current house
• Applicant must not be a recipient of a similar grant in the past.