Family of five struggling in one-bedroom residence in Paphos

A 34-year-old man, Yiannis Ioannou, has been living with his wife and three children—aged 17, five, and four—in a single-bedroom Turkish Cypriot property in the Moutallos area of Paphos since 2018. Mr. Ioannou, a recipient of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (EEE), reports that his family has been waiting for a larger residence for approximately eight years. Although their current housing arrangement was initially intended to be temporary, the family remains in the cramped, one-bedroom home with a small living room, which they state significantly impacts their daily quality of life.

Ioannou claims he has repeatedly submitted formal applications for a larger government-allocated property and received various assurances over the years. In one specific instance, a suitable property was identified for the family, but the allocation process was never finalized. Despite the family’s growing needs and long-standing appeals to the relevant authorities, no permanent solution has been implemented to date. The situation remains unchanged, leaving the family in their current, insufficient living conditions as they continue to seek assistance.