The Hon. T.B. Sarath
Hon. T.B. Sarath stated that repossessing loan-funded, unoccupied houses involves legal issues and that any expenses incurred by occupants would need to be settled before reallocation. He said that once these matters are resolved, such houses could be reassigned to those genuinely in need, while the Ministry is currently constructing over 10,000 houses for low-income beneficiaries and plans housing complexes for middle- and low-income groups.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, since these were constructed with loans, there are several legal issues in repossessing. If those are resolved, unoccupied houses can be taken back, but expenses incurred by occupants must be settled. Once the legal issues are concluded, we can reallocate truly to those in need.
¶ 02 At present, through the Ministry, more than 10,000 houses are being built for low-income beneficiaries. The Government will also establish housing complexes for middle-class and low-income groups. Accordingly, we will be able to provide houses to those identified by the Hon. Member.
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Cite as: The Hon. T.B. Sarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2026. No. 23381. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30114