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Single Window System

Welcome to CHPA's Single Window System. An online permit application system for submitting land use and development applications.

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Housing Development Programme

CH&PA’s Housing Development Programme aims to implement national housing policies efficiently, creating sustainable and affordable house lots and homes for all Guyanese. Take the first step to becoming a homeowner by applying.

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Steel and Cement Housing
Subsidy Programme

The Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy Programme is designed to provide support for Guyanese seeking to construct their home on Government or private lands. Homes estimated at $6 million and below will receive 1 sling of cement and steel and homes estimated above $6 million to $25 million will benefit from 2 slings of cement.

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CH&PA Single Window, an online permit application system for submitting land use and development applications.

Our Agency

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), was established in 1948, via the Housing Act, Chapter 36:20, to address the housing needs of the citizens of Guyana.

The Agency, which is under the purview of the Ministry of Housing & Water, has six primary objectives, all working together building Cohesive, Sustainable and Empowered Communities.

Housing Ministry is committed to distributing 50,000 house lots by 2025

Meet the Management Team

Sherwyn Greaves

Chief Executive Officer

Denise King-Tudor

Director of Operations

Germene Stewart

Chief Development Planner

Omar Narine

Director of Projects

Gladwin Charles

Director, Community Development

Reaze Abrahim

Director of Finance

Lavern Benfield-Sansculotte

Administrative Manager

Nigel Hoppie

Head, Enforcement & Compliance Department

Hannifah Jordan

Head, Corporate Legal Secretariat

Esther Stephen

Head, Conveyance Unit

Jenelle Carter

Head, Public Relations Unit

Lenise Tucker

Head, Policy, Research, Planning & Evaluation Unit

Rajesh Ramgolam

Secretary, CH&PA

Paula Mc Kenzie

Head, Internal Control & Audit

Meet the Ministers

Hon. Collin David Croal

Minister of Housing and Water

Hon. Collin David Croal, aged 41, former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, has been sworn in on August 5th, 2020 as the Minister of Housing and Water. He achieved a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), majoring in International Business at University Malayu, Malaysia in 2007. His first degree was in Business Management at the University of Guyana in 2000. Hon. Collin Croal has mentioned that he is adamant and prepared to serve the housing needs of all citizens of Guyana.

Hon. Susan Rodrigues

Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water

Hon. Susan Rodrigues, 33, was sworn in on August 5th, 2020 to serve as Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water just four years after she went out on a limb and decided to enter politics and join the party.

Statistics

Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2023

30,468+

Residential & Commercial
Lots Allocated

1,121+

Homes Constructed

30,000+

Titles/Transports Distributed

23km

Completed Highways

News

Popular Resources

House/Land Application

Remigrant Application

Home Construction Assistance Programme

Home Subsidy Programme

Frequently Asked Questions

Here you can find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

What happens after the application has been received?

Information from the completed application form is entered into the Ministry’s database; Applicants then receive an email with a reference number and further instructions. The reference number identifies the applicant(s) on the database. (The username and password allow …

How can someone apply for a Government-subsidised house?

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