More than 45k Saudi families benefit from subsidized housing loans in Kingdom

Foreign labourers work on the construction of new luxury houses in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP file photo)
Short Url
Updated 19 September 2021
Follow

More than 45k Saudi families benefit from subsidized housing loans in Kingdom

  • The number of beneficiaries of other Sakani services has reached 145,000 families during the same period ending August 2021

RIYADH: Saudi families continue to benefit from the Housing Ministry’s Sakani program, which seeks to achieve the Vision 2030 target of ensuring homeownership for 70 percent Saudi by 2030. A total of 45,816 families benefited from subsidized home loans offered by the program from the beginning of January to August 2021.
This is in addition to the beneficiaries of several other housing solutions offered by the program. The number of beneficiaries of other Sakani services has reached 145,000 families during the same period ending August 2021. Of the total, more than 115,038 families have moved into their new homes.
The Ministry of Housing and the Real Estate Development Fund formed Sakani in 2017 with the aim of facilitating home ownership in the Kingdom.

 


KSrelief distributes cartons of dates in Jundiai, Brazil

Updated 11 sec ago
Follow

KSrelief distributes cartons of dates in Jundiai, Brazil

  • The center distributed 1,480 food baskets to the displaced and other vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, women, and the elderly, in Kassala State in Sudan, benefiting 10,360 individuals, representing 1,480 families

JUNDIAI: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has distributed 1,600 cartons of dates in Jundiai, Sao Paulo, Brazil, benefiting 200 families, including host community members, refugees, and immigrants. This initiative is part of a project to distribute 200 tonnes of dates in Brazil in 2026.

The center also distributed 1,504 cartons of dates to the most vulnerable families in Brazil’s Mogi das Cruzes, benefiting 188 families from the host community, refugees, and migrants, as part of a project to distribute 200 tonnes of dates in the Latin American country.

This initiative is part of the many relief and humanitarian projects provided by the Kingdom through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to support those affected by disasters worldwide.

Elsewhere, the center distributed 1,480 food baskets to the displaced and other vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, women, and the elderly, in Kassala State in Sudan, benefiting 10,360 individuals, representing 1,480 families.