There have been 700 allocations for social housing in recent years in Malta and Gozo, of these 103 were made in Gozo, the government has said.

In a statement, the Minister for Social Housing Roderick Galdes, emphasised that to date, “every applicant who was eligible, ie who passed the rigorous screening and audits of the Housing Authority and requested or wished to be allocated a home on the island of Gozo, was accepted and fulfilled.”

Minister Galdes explained that the profiling exercise and other studies that the government is carrying out regularly have always shown that Gozo presents different realities than Malta.

He concluded by saying that ”the supply in Gozo corresponds to the demand that has arisen in recent years. We are ready to respond to any need that evolves as well.”

Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri, expressed his satisfaction that the request for any applicant who was eligible for a home in Gozo was accepted. ‘This is a testament to how this government cares for all and ensures that the people are living the quality of life they deserve.”

The Chief Executive for the Housing Authority Leonid McKay stressed that the reality of the real estate market and that of the rent market are different in different regions around Malta. This is also reflected between the property and rental markets between Malta and Gozo.

Mr McKay said that these different realities have spurred the work of the Housing Authority to be able to exploit schemes to acquire vacant private properties and to concretely address the waiting list of those eligible persons. in Gozo.

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