NHT processes $2.9 billion in hurricane relief grants
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November 13, 2026
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The National Housing Trust (NHT) has processed 7,600 applications under its Hurricane Melissa Disaster Relief Grant programme, amounting to approximately $2.9 billion in assistance to affected Jamaicans.
The grant, which amounted up to $500,000, was extended beyond NHT mortgage customers to include contributors generally, with allocations being assessed based on need and level of impact.
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Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, told JIS News that the expansion allowed more people to benefit from the assistance, including contributors whose relatives in hurricane-affected communities were in need of support.
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