500 more Bahraini citizens to benefit from Mazaya housing scheme | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

500 more Bahraini citizens to benefit from Mazaya housing scheme | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has ordered the inclusion of 500 additional beneficiaries in the “Mazaya” housing programme, bringing the total number of recipients to 2,500. This comes as the Cabinet yesterday reviewed a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Finance and National Economy, Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs and Fiscal Balance, on the achievements of various housing programmes provided to Bahraini citizens, including the “Mazaya” housing programme, which has supported 10,629 beneficiaries. HRH Prince Salman, who chaired the weekly meeting, called on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning to offer additional financing schemes for housing services, and reiterated the Ministry’s and supporting authorities’ efforts in this regard. His Royal Highness stressed the importance of furthering efforts to develop innovative solutions for housing services that will accelerate the pace of delivery, in partnership with the private sector. The Cabinet highlighted His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s continued support to the Kingdom’s education sector, and commended the winners of the Unesco King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the field of education. The