The ABC of home self-production

The strong commitment of this government administration in terms of housing is the housing self-production modelto which the government has invested more than 4,000 million dollars for the benefit of more than 1 million families, according to Román Meyer Falcón, head of the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development.

Although this model is rooted in Mexico, especially in the most backward communities, it was during this administration that it was raised to a more professional level, in order to support families in the country.

“It is a priority to continue promoting actions of self production and improvement because it is the modality that is most required to attack the housing deficit in the country,” Meyer Falcón recently highlighted at a meeting of officials from Latin America, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In this context, it is important to know the most important parts of this model and to know why it is the strong commitment of this government to reduce the housing deficit in the country, in which there are more than 8 million homes.

What is the self-production of housing?

According to the document Housing self-production appropriate in Mexico, developed by Sedatu together with the German organization GIZ, this model is a way of producing homes, where families make the most important decisions about the process, in aspects such as:

• Design.
• Land location.
• Decision on whether to build, expand or remodel.
• materials to be used.
• Who will do the construction.
• Supervision of activities.

What is the role of the government in this modality?

Although, the self production It is a scheme that can be done on behalf of families, the government can also support this type of model.

For example, according to the document, the participation of the State is based on supporting families to make informed decisions regarding security of tenure criteria, access to services, quality of materials, facilities and infrastructure, affordability, accessibility, location, adequacy culture and efficiency in the use of water and energy.

How is the proccess?

According to the publication, the process of formal self-production consists of seven stages:

1. Identification and access to the land or space where the project will be carried out.
2. Design of the project and planning of the work.
3. Financial planning that includes the identification and access to financing sources such as savings, credit, subsidies or other types of resources such as family, social contributions in cash, materials or labor.
4. Management of procedures and permits.
5. Selection of construction materials and logistics so that they arrive at the work.
6. Execution of work that includes construction and supervision.
7. Use and maintenance.

Is it the same as self-build?

Although the concept of self production It can be confused with self-construction, they are not the same. According to the post, self-production It implies a broader decision-making process that goes from land management, planning and construction, in which the execution of the work can occur through contracting to third parties.

For its part, self-construction focuses specifically on the construction stage in which users build the house themselves.

Don’t fall for scams!

In recent months, Sedatu has detected fraud attempts for the delivery of support for the self production of housing.

In this context, Sedatu has called on the population not to fall for related scams, for which reason it has made the following communication channels available to the population

• Contact via WhatsApp: 55 5964 1713.
• Telephone call: 55 8563 4924.