• You can apply for a new home on the Ministry of Housing and the Environment website.
• You will be told if you meet the basic qualifications for new home ownership when you apply. Successful applicants are selected through a random computerised selection process.
• If you are selected, you will be contacted for an interview with the HDC for a detailed eligibility assessment.
• Qualified applicants will then be referred to the Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Finance Company (TTMF) or a financial institution to obtain mortgage financing.

The following documents must be presented during your first interview:

• Originals and photocopies of the identification cards of all applicants, and other members of the household, where applicable.
• Originals and photocopies of birth certificates of all members of the household.
• Original and photocopy of marriage certificate (if applicable).
• A sworn affidavit indicating that the applicant does not own a house or land.
• Original job letters of all applicants (where applicable).
• Proof of Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) file number of all income earners in the household.
• Statement of savings from your financial institution.

You can apply for a new home on line.

http://www.housing.gov.tt/newhome.htm

You can also apply in person at the HDC head office and sub-office locations.

All HDC offices are open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Head Office

44-46 South Quay

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 623-4663

Cashier's hours: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays

Beetham Area Office

Beetham Gardens

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 623-5734

No cashier service.

211 Lady Young Avenue

Morvant

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 624-3010

No cashier service.

HDC Charford Court

Cor Charlotte and Oxford Streets

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 627-7029

No cashier service.

Bldg. 23-25 Duncan Street

Port of Spain

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 627-8479

Trinidad

No cashier service.

17 Water Hole Road

Cocorite

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 628-0153

No cashier service.

Jacana Avenue

Maloney Gardens

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 646-3086

Cashier's hours: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays

2 Mc Gillivary Street

San Fernando

Trinidad, West Indies

Tel. (868) 652-2010

Cashier's hours: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays

Please note that offices without a cashier service are only authorised to accept maintenance requests from residents within that area.

For further information, please contact the Trinidad and Tobago Housing Development Corporation at (868) 623-HOME (4663) ext. 5531 or 5532, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

To qualify for a new home, applicants must be:

• A resident citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Twenty-one years of age or over.
• Neither owner nor part owner of a house or land.
• In possession of a Board of Inland Revenue tax file number.

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The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is committed to making home ownership accessible and affordable for low and middle income citizens. The Trinidad and Tobago Housing Development Corporation (HDC) builds affordable housing for purchase by eligible citizens.

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