2,000 credits provided under First Home Programme

Chisinau, 15 April /MOLDPRES/- Over 2,000 credits worth about 1 billion lei were offered to young families and unmarried young people under First Home Programme. The total amount of state guarantees is about 500 million lei, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.

Of 2,000 beneficiaries, 1,450 are young families and 550 are unmarried young people. The average age of applicants is 31 years and the average value of a dwelling is about 580 thousand lei. Of the total dwellings, 1,873 were bought in cities, and 127 - in villages.

The government is currently preparing the launch of First Home Programme 4 for private sector employees. "Private sector employees will benefit from this programme, to whom the state will provide compensation up to 50% of the loan First Home. Compensations will be provided based on the payee's salary amount. Through this, we want our young people to build a future here, at home,” Prime Minister Pavel Filip said.

Currently, the state covers up to 50% of the loan for employees in state institutions, according to the First Home 2 package. 260 people have benefited from the facilities so far.

Also, according to the First Home 3 package, families with children receive support when buying first house. The state pays 10% of the house price for families with one child, 25% for families with two children, 50% for families with three children, and for those who have 4 or more children, the government pays the entire amount, the family paying only the interest rates. Compensations have already been paid for over 520 families who have children.

The First Home programme was launched at the initiative of Prime Minister Pavel Filip on 26 March 2018.

Detailed information about the programme can be found at - www.primacasa.gov.md and by phone: (022) 22 60 65, (022) 22 60 53, (022) 26 25 52.