“Al-Mansouri” details the figures from the direct housing assistance file
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press. Rabat
Minister of National Territorial Preparation, Construction, Housing and Urban Policy Fatima Al-Zahraa Al-Mansouri reported to the House of Representatives on Monday that 110,000 citizens have submitted applications to benefit from the program of direct housing assistance in one year.
In his response to two oral questions on “housing assistance” during the oral question session, Al-Mansouri stressed that the number of beneficiaries of the program exceeded 35,000 beneficiaries, of which Moroccans residing abroad represent 26 percent, while young people represent 32 percent.
The government official added that 63 percent of beneficiaries received financial aid worth 70,000 dirhams, while 37 percent received aid worth 100,000 dirhams.
Regarding the economic repercussions of this program, the minister explained that it contributed to the takeoff of the construction sector, since cement sales experienced an increase of 9.45 percent, in addition to an increase in loans to housing by 1.7 percent and loans to real estate developers increased by 7.2 percent.
Al-Mansouri indicated that the direct housing assistance program aims to generalize the benefit to include cities that have not adequately benefited from the social housing program, such as Settat, El Jadida, Benslimane, Oujda , Berkane and Taza.
She added that the annual production of housing intended for the working and middle classes is around 113,000 units, including self-construction.
Regarding the objectives set for the year 2024, the minister explained that the objective was to support 75,000 housing units between direct aid and social housing, but that the program was able to support 94,000 housing units, reaching an achievement rate of 125 percent of the objective set.
In her response, she recalled the achievements that were made within the framework of the previous housing programs launched in 2002, confirming that they recorded a positive result which allowed, by November 2024, the achievement of approximately 727 thousand homes. housing having obtained a certificate of conformity under the social housing program (250 thousand dirhams), of which 680 thousand housing units were delivered, in addition to the completion of approximately 30 thousand housing units having received a certificate of conformity linked to the low-program income housing. The cost (140 thousand dirhams).
Al-Mansouri pointed out that the contract for these programs ended in December 2020, but the government launched a new direct housing assistance program for the period 2024-2028, noting that this program aims to “cover the needs in housing for two social groups, the middle class and low-income people”, in addition to “contributing to reducing the housing deficit and involving the private sector, in particular small and medium-sized businesses”.
