Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the implementation of a series of housing projects worth AED5.4 billion to benefit citizens across different areas of Dubai. The projects will see 3,004 new homes being built for Emirati citizens.
According to Emirates News Agency, of these, 1,181 homes will come up in Latifa City for beneficiaries under the housing loan category. For beneficiaries in the housing grant category, the projects envisage 606 new homes in Al Yalayis 5, 432 homes in Wadi Al Amardi, 398 homes in Al Awir 1, 200 homes in the Makan area of Hatta, 120 homes in Oud Al Muteena, and 67 homes in the countryside and rural areas of Dubai.
The housing projects align with the Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Family Programme launched by H.H. Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The programme aims to support the wellbeing of families in Dubai, strengthen their stability and cohesion, renew community values, enhance the overall quality of family life, offer a stimulating social environment, and help families achieve optimal work-life balance.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed emphasised that citizen wellbeing is the end goal of all development plans and the primary driver of all government work, besides being a key criterion in evaluating the success of development programmes and initiatives in the jobs, manufacturing, infrastructure, and services sectors. His Highness stated that housing programmes for citizens represent a top priority and reaffirmed the commitment to ensuring that citizens have the best living standards and support to foster stable family environments and community wellbeing.
Omar Hamad Bu Shehab, CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment, noted that the new housing projects embody the leadership’s vision to offer citizens an exceptional quality of life by providing an integrated residential environment that meets all their needs while ensuring the highest levels of comfort and safety. He highlighted that these plans are implemented drawing upon the best urban planning standards, placing citizens at the forefront of all goals aimed at ensuring public wellbeing over the next 20 years.
According to the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, these housing programmes aim to address future housing needs through optimal planning of available spaces in the emirate. This involves ensuring the sustainability of available land in keeping with rigorous standards and providing a diverse choice of housing units and communities that offer a high quality of life, with a focus on green spaces, recreational facilities, and commercial centres.