A $2million capital grant has been allocated to revive long-delayed Housing Authority subdivisions at Davuilevu and Tavakubu after the Government decided to return the projects from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to the statutory authority.
Housing and Local Government Minister Maciu Nalumisa defended the funding during the debate on the 2026-2027 Appropriation Bill last week after Opposition MP Premila Kumar questioned the capital grant instead of relying on Government’s usual practice of guaranteeing Housing Authority loans.
“My question is on the Housing Authority capital grant of $2m,” she said.
In response, Mr Nalumisa said the funding would clear and restore the Davuilevu subdivision and the Tavakubu development in Lautoka, which had remained dormant since 2019.
“They have been left for, I think, since 2019, through IFC program,” he said.
“They have been left there with overgrown grass, and some of the lots have also deformed in size, in terms of the lots that were initially designed.”
He said after discussions involving the IFC and the Ministry of Finance, the Government decided to transfer responsibility for the developments back to the Housing Authority.
“Throughout these years, Housing Authority has been meeting a slight incidental cost, holding cost of around $1m a year to look after all five sites.”
Mr Nalumisa said the restored subdivisions would pave the way for model homes and serviced residential lots to support future housing developments across Fiji.
