The Ministry of Housing -in its response to what is being raised about the existence of a new initiativerepresented in granting the beneficiaries housing Land Plot instead of units -that this service is not a new initiative, but rather a pre-approved andcontinuous service in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. (909) of2015 regarding the housing system.
The Ministry is working tocommunicate with those with old requests in order to give them the option toobtain housing Land Plot like other housing services provided by the Ministry,in case they wish, or to continue to apply for a housing unit, given the levelof income and their ability to build residential Land Plot, which is An ongoingroutine procedure and an option that is placed on old waiting lists so thatthey are never forced into.
The Ministry of Housingwould like to point out that all housing requests will continue without beingforced to replace the beneficiaries’ options, as this procedure is done afterupdating the data for the waiting lists and thus making sure of the beneficiary’sfinancial ability to build the housing voucher that will be granted to him, anoption that has been proposed for years to allow the beneficiary to transferbetween Housing services at any time, counting the waiting years and grantinghousing allowance.
The ministry points outthat the provision of immediate housing solutions is at the forefront of itsplans during the current stage, in implementation of the visions and directivesof His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince andPrime Minister, to speed up the pace of completion and reduce waiting lists,particularly from old applicants.
The Ministry of Housingalso confirms that the beneficiaries who were contacted return for theirhousing requests for the years 2002 and 2001, where the Ministry wants to givethem housing solutions that are faster and commensurate with their social and economicconditions in the event that they wish to transfer or continue their housingrequest (a housing unit) so that they can benefit from this service By thosewho meet the conditions and standards.
It is worth mentioningthat the Ministry of Housing provides, within its housing services, the serviceof housing Land Plot, which allows citizens to benefit from a plot of land tobuild their housing unit. This service is free of charge and has its ownrequirements, which stipulate that the monthly income of the beneficiary whensubmitting the application and upon allocation is not less than (800) Bahrainidinars It does not exceed (1,500) Bahraini dinars in addition to otherobligations related to the initiation and completion of building the voucher.
