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Fast-track procedure to approve rent subsidy for earthquake-affected families

Sonila Mehmeti — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:54:12 +0000

TIRANA, Jan 28 /ATA/ Minister of Finance and Economy, Anila Denaj, asked Parliament to approve the Normative Act on the use of fast-track procedure for subsidizing the rent for the families left homeless by November 26, 2019 earthquake.

“The Normative Act benefits 14 thousand families and over 50 thousand people who on November 26, 2019 experienced not only pain and anxiety, but also faced an unprecedented situation remaining homeless,” said Denaj.

This is not just a special act or an administrative procedure, it is part of the government’s strategy, which responded swiftly by triggering all necessary legal acts and funding opportunities to come to the aid of affected population.

First, by providing temporary accommodation of families in hotel structures and secondly, the allocation of the rent subsidy for 2020 in a total amount of almost ALL 3 billion. The fund in 2021 is projected to be smaller as many of the works on construction sites of the reconstruction process have completed and a part of the families have moved or are about to move into new homes,” she said.

According to her, about 14 thousand families have been supported through rent subsidy, of which 32% in the city of Durrës, 20% in Tirana, 15% in Kruja and others in 8 municipalities of the regions located in the area hit the hardest.
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Rent subsidy to families affected by earthquake, until construction of their new home

Atila Kota — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:47:55 +0000

TIRANA, Jan.21 /ATA/- The government will subsidize the rent of residents damaged by the strong earthquake of November 26, 2019 until the moment of construction of their new apartment.

The Albanian Government has decided to subsidize the rent bonus to come to the aid of the families affected by the November 26, 2019 earthquake, until work on the construction of their homes will be completed, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Economy and Finance, Anastas Angjeli announced on Thursday.

“No citizen affected by the strong earthquake that hit our country on November 26, 2019 will be left behind, they will continue to be reimbursed until they enter their newly built homes,” Angjeli said.

“The deadline set for the completion of the reconstruction process was in spring 2022. The process is going ahead at a fast pace despite the slowdown during the first 6 months of last year. Nearly 98% of the quake-affected residents have accommodated in state-leased buildings. While 1 thousand families have entered their new apartments according to the best standards. 1599 buildings out of 4500 individual are expected to be built. A limited number of quake-affected families live in poor conditions mainly in rural areas because they did not want to leave their property,” Socialist Party MP, Blerina Gjylameti said. //a.i/