{"id":47876,"date":"2025-05-14T15:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=47876"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:09:59","slug":"housing-minister-visits-ongoing-works-on-the-largest-social-housing-project-in-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/housing-minister-visits-ongoing-works-on-the-largest-social-housing-project-in-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Minister visits ongoing works on the largest social housing project in Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The Minister for Social and Affordable Housing Roderick Galdes visited the ongoing works on the largest social housing project ever undertaken in Malta.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This project is spread over a site of approximately 10,000 square metres in \u0126al Farru\u0121.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Minister Roderick Galdes explained that through a substantial investment of approximately \u20ac40 million, this project will be making a significant difference in the social housing sector.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The same project is expected to include approximately 267 apartments and 300 garages and spaces for cars.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> During his visit, together with representatives from Malita Investments p.l.c.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">and the Housing Authority, the minister was able to closely follow the works and advances being made on this site.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47877\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47877\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR250806b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hal Farrug housing project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This project will include a total of three apartment blocks, which apartments consist of a different number of bedrooms in order to cater for different needs.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> The minister mentioned the fact that this project will also be in line with the Malta 2050 Vision, which vision aims to continue to address the waiting list for social housing.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> The minister stated that he looks forward to this project being able to continue to offer safe and dignified residences to more families.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">&#8220;The high quality that we are seeing in social housing projects is being reflected in the quality of life of the beneficiaries, who will need state assistance at that period of their lives. As a government, we are committed to continuing to invest in these quality residences and to be a support for these families,&#8221; he concluded.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photos: DOI\/MSAA<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_47876\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"47876\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Social and Affordable Housing Roderick Galdes visited the ongoing works on the largest social housing project ever undertaken in Malta. 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