Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri discussed with federation of real estate promoters conditions for direct subventions related to social housing

Minister of National Territory Rehabilitation, Urbanization, Housing and City Policy, Mrs. Fatima Zahra Mansouri held last Friday, April 7, 2023, a consultative meeting with members of the national federation for real estate promoters to present means, mechanisms and conditions to manage direct housing subventions for targeted social categories.

The meeting was an opportunity to discuss current real estate situation and highlight the importance of creating this new program that concerns social housing and also housing targeting social middle class; and this is out of consideration for facilitating access to housing and guarantee decent living conditions for Moroccan citizens.

The Ministry of National Territory Rehabilitation, Urbanization, Housing and City Policy has previously consulted with Ministry of Economics and Finance the issuing of a bill about implementing conditions to provide state assistance for social housing subvention targeting specific social classes.

The Minister has made clear in her response to a written question submitted by PPS team, that this decision would help produce a new dynamism to buy houses and consequently give a new breath to the sector , which has been affected since 2020 as a result of Corona pandemic and also end the contract of social housing program.

Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri has stated that the Ministry’s services are working hard to support this program of housing subvention and establish strategies for social classes to have access to decent housing; while taking into consideration the new development model, which has endorsed direct housing subventions for families in the context of 2023 budget law and in coordination with the Ministry of Economics and Finance.