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«Zayed Housing» His Excellency pointed out that the Sheikh Zayed steps towards achieving housing stability and quality
Housing Program is making sincere efforts to meet of life for citizens and providing them with decent
approves 510 new housing decisions, at a value of 407 the requirements of citizens who have applied for livelihoods, in a way that supports The state’s goals

million dirhams housing assistance, speed up the completion of for the next fifty years, and its aspirations towards
applications and end all waiting lists, as well as global leadership.
enhance cooperation with its partners in government His Excellency pointed out that the Ministry of
agencies, the private sector and the local community Energy and Infrastructure, represented by the Sheikh
in this regard, and that it is among the the program’s Zayed Housing Program, and under the directives
objectives for the next stage are to unify efforts to of His Excellency Minister Suhail bin Mohammed
serve the citizens who benefit from the program. Al Mazrouei, is working diligently to take ambitious
His Excellency explained that the new housing policy decisions that are in line with the directions of the
confirms that the housing file is a priority within leadership, in terms of meeting the increasing
the strategic directions of the state for the next demand for housing, and the advancement of this
fifty years, and the approach of rational leadership, vital sector, which is considered supportive Head of
and embodies the efforts of the UAE government national economies, and determines the features of
in making its citizens happy, and accelerating its family stability.

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, represented citizens, and providing them with decent livelihoods.
by the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program, announced the And ensuring the well-being of the people of the
adoption and issuance of housing aid decisions for the country and their families, including the new housing
current month of November, with 510 new housing policy and the financing program for housing loans
decisions, worth 406 million and 700 thousand worth 11.5 billion dirhams, benefiting 13,000 citizen
dirhams, as part of the fifth batch of loan beneficiaries families, which was approved by the esteemed
according to the new housing policy and the housing Council of Ministers in its session last June.
loan financing program. The percentage of what has His Excellency stressed that the program is keen
been achieved of the goals for the year 2022, since to implement the directives of His Highness Sheikh
the Cabinet approved the housing policy last June, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the
reaches 84%, with 2,526 housing decisions worth two State, may God protect him, and his brother, His
billion and 12 million 851 thousand dirhams, out of Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
3,000 planned for the current year. Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and
His Excellency Eng. Mohamed Al-Mansoori, Director Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, to meet future
of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program, said that the needs. for the citizens of the state, and to enhance
program continues to work hard and constructive family stability and achieve well-being and a decent
cooperation with various partners in government and safe life for citizens, through the implementation
agencies and the private sector, especially national of what was stated in the objectives of the housing
banks, to implement the wise leadership decisions policy in accordance with the specified time frames
aimed at meeting the aspirations and needs of and programs.

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