10. A new housing policy was endorsed in terms of which the citizens would be actively involved in the construction plans and programmes. The Cuban state provided decisive support in terms of the supply of land, technical assistance, project management, the execution of infrastructure as well as the provision of highly subsidised raw material. It carried more than 60% of the actual costs, with credit facilities that were made affordable to all families. People's participation in such projects would vary according to the social and geographic characteristics of the settlements.