Purpose
The Village Housing assistance enables a member to install a water tank and electricity for the current house in the village where the member or his/ her parents and children live permanently.
Qualifying Conditions
- Member to build within registered village boundary as defined in the Fijian Affairs Act.
- A member does not already own a house.
- Member’s housing eligibility of FJ$2,000 or more.
- Assistance is not permitted for settlements.
- Labour and transportation costs are to be within 30% of the project cost
- member can only apply after a lapse of 5 years
- Members are entitled to maximum of 3 withdrawals (assistance) under this scheme.
The member must complete the prescribed application FNPF Form 9V/1, submit documents as required and send in by post or lodgment at the FNPF Office convenient to you.
Documents to be submitted with application
- Complete FNPF Form 9V/1 – to be signed by the member and witnesses, back of the form signed by the Turaga-ni-Koro, Turaga-ni-Mataqali, Turaga-ni-Yavusa and stamped by the Provincial Office.
- Four (4) photographs showing the four sides of the existing house. Photographs must be signed by the Turaga ni Koro and stamped by the Provincial Office.
- Complete Indemnity Certificate - for payments to hardware suppliers (This will be used where necessary).
- Letter from Turaga-ni-Koro confirming ownership of existing house if this is the member's first application under this scheme.
- Letter from member to explain how existing house was financed if this is the member's first application under this scheme.
- Fiji Electricity Authority’s approved permit.
- Two electrical contractors’ quotation.
- Two quotations for water tank.
- Sketch map of location.
Progress payments to the member on submission of the following:
- Cash Sales Receipts for materials and labor equivalent to or more than funds paid in last payment.
- Photographs to be certified by the Turaga-ni-Koro of the 4 sides of the building and showing works carried out with those funds.
- Provision for houses built in the interior of Viti Levu or outer islands – 2nd progress payments may be issued upon provision of cash sale receipts for the 1st payment without construction commencing.
- Cash sale receipts and photographs are to be submitted with 6 months from the date of the last payment.
- First Application - Five working days. (Applicable only when all requirements are submitted)
- Progress Payments - 5 working days working days from receipt of cash sales receipts and photographs of the house showing progress of work certified by the Turaga-ni-Koro and Provincial Office.
Members will have to pay a re-activation fee of $10.00 if requesting for progress payments after 6 months since the last installment and submit the request together with photographs of the house showing progress of work and cash sale receipts from the supplier. Property is to be inspected.
Members requesting for progress payment after 1 year since the last installment will need to fully repay the previous outstanding transfer and reapply.