Approval of the National Program for Collective Housing for Individuals
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing stressed that the approval of the National Program for the Development of Collective Housing for Individuals and its initiatives represents one of the most important aspects of the support and attention given to this important segment, noting the attention paid by the leadership to provide a suitable and sustainable housing environment for all workers in accordance with approved quality and safety standards and improve the quality of life for them.
More than 800,000 workers have registered on the platform
In addition to raising awareness among establishment owners about the importance of disclosing workers" residences through Group Housing Platform and registering more than 800,000 workers on the platform, the awareness of the target groups was measured before issuing the guidebook, and it was found that 75% of the participants had a medium or higher level of awareness of the health guidelines.
Registration of more than 800,000 workers in the platform.
Licensing 3176 properties for collective housing
In addition to increasing the number of private sector establishments eligible for licensing to 100 establishments from a target of 60 in 2021, the absorption capacity of the number of workers from medium, small and micro enterprises living in licensed collective housing was increased to 253 thousand workers from a target of 172 thousand in 2021.
Also, the capacity of the number of workers from medium, small and micro enterprises living in licensed collective housing was increased to 253 thousand workers from a target of 172 thousand in 2021.
The National Program for the Development of Collective Housing for Individuals aims to achieve seven strategic objectives, which include raising awareness and spreading the culture of a healthy housing environment, upgrading the collective housing system, increasing the supply of collective housing to match demand, developing licensing and control procedures, reducing population congestion and congestion in collective housing inside and outside cities, governing the work between the parties related to the development of collective housing, developing mechanisms for financing collective housing projects for individuals, and providing an adequate supply of licensed properties to raise the level of competition in the market.
National Program for the Development of Collective Housing for Individuals.
Parties represented in the program
The program includes representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Saudi Industrial Cities and Technology Zones Authority (SICTA), Saudi Public Health Authority (Weqaya), Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Commerce, Special Economic Zones and Cities Authority, and Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.
