Nearly 4,000 houses have been purchased through the agency of the “First House” governmental program since its launch. According to the Ministry of Finance, the banks released home loans to the value of over 1.9 billion lei, with the guarantees totaling 990.2 million, IPN reports.

Of the total number, 556 persons benefit from compensations under the “First House 2” program that is intended for public sector employees. Those who maintain several minors benefit from compensations from the state as part of the “First House 3” program, totaling 1,377 persons. A number of 253 beneficiaries of the program who work for private companies get state budget allocations under the “First House 4” program.

Most of the beneficiaries are families, while over 1,000 are unmarried young people. The average age of the applicants is 31.3. The average area of the dwellings bought through the program is 60 square meters, while the average value of a home is 591,000 lei. Only 241 of all the bought homes are situated in rural areas, the rest being in towns.

The governmental program “First House” is intended for Moldovan citizens aged between 18 and 45 who work officially for a state institution or a private company in Moldova and have official incomes.