96 teachers, doctors purchase dwelling under First Home programme

Chisinau, 22 March /MOLDPRES/- The number of people who purchased home under the First Home programme reached 1,762, one year after its launch. Of the total beneficiaries, 73 percent are young families, and the rest - young unmarried, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.

"We are glad there are 96 teachers and doctors among the beneficiaries of the programme. Most of them benefit from state-funded pay-offs for state employees and families with children. We want teachers and doctors to stay and work here at home,” Prime Minister Pavel Filip said.

Commercial banks provided loans worth 861.5 million lei for the purchase of dwellings.

According to data by the Organization for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (ODIMM), the total amount of active assets is 430.7 million lei. Applicants’ average age is 31 years.

Of the total dwellings, 94 percent were bought in the cities, and the rest - in the villages. People who have applied to the First Home Program can check the file on-line. The institution has launched a new technical application that facilitates access to information with a single click, by visiting - www.odimm.md.

The First Home programme was launched at the initiative of Prime Minister Pavel Filip on 26 March 2018.