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BCA to launch fund to compensate victims of construction damages
The Building and Construction Authority will then recoup funds handed to third parties from developers
15 September 2026, 1:27pm
Matthew Farrugia
Matthew Farrugia
1 min read
The measure is intended to prevent third parties from having to go to court themselves (File photo)
Residents who suffer damages due to nearby construction will be compensated through a fund administered by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA).
During an open Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Robert Abela explained that the victims of damages from nearby construction sites will be compensated up to €15,000 by the BCA.
The BCA would then go to court to recoup the funds from the developers in question. This, Abela explained, will prevent third parties from having to go to court themselves.
The prime minister also announced that disciplined forces who retire after 25 years of service will now benefit from a 29% raise in their pension, up from the previous 23%.
Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting saw the intervention of a number of speakers. Among them was Rachel Decelis, a scientist and chartered environmentalist, who spoke about the increasingly harsh summers Malta is experiencing and the massive strain being placed on the country’s energy infrastructure.
Decelis stressed that preparations need to be made now before next summer. She noted that Malta’s uniform energy subsidies are leading to waste, which, along with a growing resident and tourist population, continue to strain the country’s infrastructure.
Cabinet also heard from engineer Christopher Micallef who spoke about sustainable transport and praised the country’s progress in utilising the sea as a mode of transport.
On Malta’s elusive metro project, Micallef insisted that such a project cannot solve the traffic problem without curbing car use and changing car-centred infrastructure.
Matthew Farrugia is a journalist at MaltaToday
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