More than 700 houses will be repaired and over 150 volcano-affected families will move into freshly-built homes.
Finance Minister Camilo Gonsalves said more than half of those families will be relocated to areas assessed to be safer for habitation than their current locations.
The most vulnerable families have been allocated $1 million to replace damaged household appliances.
According to Gonsalves, the repair, reconstruction and relocation of volcano-affected homes will occupy a significant portion of the Government’s attention this year.
Budget 2022 allocates $6 million for building materials to help homeowners repair their own houses, however, Gonsalves said that these resources will be insufficient.
Gonsalves said as such, the Government is partnering with a number of international NGOs and local businesses – most notably the Mustique Company – that will match or exceed the Government’s 2022 allocation for home construction.