The Naalakkersuisut and the Danish government wish to strengthen cooperation between Greenland and Denmark in the housing sector for the benefit of the Greenlandic people.
The Chairman of the Naalakkersuisut, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen have agreed to establish a joint Greenlandic-Danish working group to develop a basis for decision-making, including on how publicly owned rental housing in towns and villages can be modernized.
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Chairman of the Naalakkersuisut, is pleased that, together with the Danish government, an important step has now been taken toward finding long-term and sustainable solutions to some of the major challenges in the housing sector.
– A healthy home provides security, stability, and the opportunity to build a good life. There is a need to modernize and develop our housing, both in cities and in rural areas. “With this declaration of intent, we are laying a solid foundation for the policy decisions needed to ensure better development in this area,” says Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
– Everyone needs a good place to live. I’m glad that we can contribute to the development of Greenlandic society and to something as important as people’s housing, says Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
The Greenlandic-Danish working group is tasked with identifying the overall investment needs and proposing various models that can be included in Naalakkersuisut’s and the government’s further deliberations regarding a possible Danish financial contribution to the development of the housing sector in Greenland.
Among other things, the working group is to examine various financing options, including the possibility of establishing funds and the potential involvement of the EU and private actors.
The maintenance backlog for publicly owned rental housing is estimated at 2.5 billion Danish kroner.
