Almost a thousand families in Belém benefit from the housing program 'Your House'
State government benefit fulfills dreams and provides dignified housing for residents through the construction or reconstruction of homes for the people of Pará
"I am very happy. I thank the opportunity to be able to renovate my father's old house. I thank God and everyone here for the opportunity we are having. It is a dream of mine and his that will be realized." This statement is from Maria de Lourdes Araújo, a resident of the Marambaia neighborhood, one of the 814 people awarded the housing benefit Your House. The checks were delivered by Vice Governor Hana Ghassan at the Usina da Paz in Cabanagem on Wednesday, the 2nd.
The Your House Program is a public policy of the Government of Pará, managed by the Housing Company of Pará (Cohab), aimed at the construction, renovation, expansion, improvement, or adaptation of housing units. The initiative also guarantees resources for hiring the labor of the mason who performs the service. The amount for each family can reach R$ 21,000.
Invested amount - On this Wednesday, out of the 814 benefits delivered, 672 correspond to the first stage of the Program, and 142 to the second stage. The total investment amount is R$ 7,409,040.00.
During the delivery, Vice Governor Hana Ghassan highlighted the number of people benefited in a single day.
"The Your House program today reaches the delivery of almost a thousand benefits that will help families to expand, renovate, and improve their homes, thus improving their quality of life. We are happy to see so many dreams realized through this program of the State Government," she stated.
Ana Maria Fonseca Pereira, 62 years old, is a housekeeper and lives with her son. For her, the benefit came at a good time to fulfill an old wish.
"I am happy, very much so. When I received the message yesterday, I knelt down and thanked God for this dream, for this blessing. Now I will be able to renovate my house, as I planned, as I dreamed. And I am grateful for that," she said emotionally.
Created by Governor Helder Barbalho through Decree No. 8,967, dated December 30, 2019, the "Your House" program provides dignified housing and thus improves the quality of life of the population, in addition to generating work and income by ensuring payment for the labor involved in the constructions.
How to participate - The Your House Program primarily serves families living in social risk situations, such as extreme poverty, victims of disasters (fires, floods, storms, collapses, etc.), as well as the elderly, families of people with disabilities (PwDs), among other technical criteria.
To receive the benefit, candidates must meet the criteria established by law to be registered. After registration, Cohab gradually selects the registered individuals based on the order of priorities set forth in the Program's guidelines.
As candidates are selected, the engineering team of the Company begins the evaluation and diagnosis process of the homes. The next phase consists of the socioeconomic analysis by the Social Assistance sector of Cohab, at which point the technicians will verify the actual social condition of the candidates.
