Works are being carried out to modernise social housing in Marsa and improve accessibility.

The work is being carried out by the Housing Authority through an investment of €1 million coming from European funds.

The Ministry for Social and Affordable Accommodation said that works aim to increase accessibility by removing any form of unevenness and developing walkways and ramps. Works are also being carried out to improve the quality of life of residents so that they can relax, it said. The works include the construction of a playground for children.

The Housing Authority will also be removing illegal structures that were occupying public space without permission.

The Minister for Social and Affordable Accommodation, Roderick Galdes, said that the quality of life of the residents is important for the government. He also said that this is only one project out of three that the Housing Authority has started working on in order to provide a nice, safe and accessible environment for the residents of the surrounding area. The other two projects are being carried out in Mosta and Santa Lucija.

The Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds, Chris Bonett, said that the Housing Authority is carrying out an investment of €13.2 million, of which €9.9 million is financed by European funds from the European Fund for Regional Development.

"Through European funds we are arranging social housing areas, as is being done on this project in Marsa and also in Santa Lucija and Mosta to offer a better environment for the residents," said Bonett.