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ZARQA (JT) - The first two beneficiaries of a national housing initiative on Thursday received the keys of their new homes, which were built and furnished upon the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah.
HRH Prince Feisal, who heads the Royal Committee of the King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud Residential City, presented Mouath Mohammad Hanbali and Mohammad Khalil Baia with keys at a ceremony yesterday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The Monarch visited the two men and their families in April where he learned about their difficult living conditions and economic hardships.
Hanbali had suffered a spinal fracture that prevented him from working and confined him to bed for eight months before the King visited him and ordered that he be treated at the King Hussein Medical Centre.
Learning about his difficult economic conditions, the King ordered the allocation of a house for Hanbali and his family, under the “Decent Housing for a Decent Living” initiative.
Overjoyed with their new homes, Baia and Hanbali expressed their gratitude to King Abdullah and his concern about citizens’ well-being.
Under a five-year plan launched by the King in late February, a total of 120,000 housing units are scheduled to be built for low- and limited-income citizens.
A total of 20,500 homes will be built during the first phase of the nearly JD5 billion scheme and thereafter 20,000 housing units will be constructed annually.
During Thursday’s ceremony, Public Works and Housing Minister Sahl Majali said the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) decided that 265 citizens who applied for houses in the King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud Residential City were eligible, adding that another list of 400 citizens will be issued soon.
In order to assist beneficiaries to pay their monthly installments, the government concluded agreements with several banks, the minister said.
An agreement was signed two days ago to provide citizens with JD10,000 in real estate loans at a fixed interest rate with a pay-back period extending to 25 years, he added.
Earlier on Thursday at the site of Dahiet Princess Salma, Prince Feisal chaired a meeting of the Royal Committee of the King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud Residential City Project.
At the meeting, the project’s fund director Nashwa Subh said the Dahiet Project, the first phase of which has been completed, is seen a fine example of architecture in the heart of the desert.
The three-phase project, to be completed during the next year, will include 466 housing units.
Prince Feisal visited several apartments in the Dahiet, which were allocated by King Abdullah as housing for Army personnel and furnished at his expense.
Inspecting ongoing construction work, the Prince called for the speedy implementation of the project.
The residential project seeks to enhance the living standards of Zarqa Governorate residents, help low- and limited-income citizens own their homes and reduce the population density in the governorate from 175.3 persons per square kilometre to the general average in the Kingdom of 61.6 persons per square metre.
HRH Prince Feisal, who heads the Royal Committee of the King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud Residential City, presented Mouath Mohammad Hanbali and Mohammad Khalil Baia with keys at a ceremony yesterday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The Monarch visited the two men and their families in April where he learned about their difficult living conditions and economic hardships.
Hanbali had suffered a spinal fracture that prevented him from working and confined him to bed for eight months before the King visited him and ordered that he be treated at the King Hussein Medical Centre.
Learning about his difficult economic conditions, the King ordered the allocation of a house for Hanbali and his family, under the “Decent Housing for a Decent Living” initiative.
Overjoyed with their new homes, Baia and Hanbali expressed their gratitude to King Abdullah and his concern about citizens’ well-being.
Under a five-year plan launched by the King in late February, a total of 120,000 housing units are scheduled to be built for low- and limited-income citizens.
A total of 20,500 homes will be built during the first phase of the nearly JD5 billion scheme and thereafter 20,000 housing units will be constructed annually.
During Thursday’s ceremony, Public Works and Housing Minister Sahl Majali said the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) decided that 265 citizens who applied for houses in the King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud Residential City were eligible, adding that another list of 400 citizens will be issued soon.
In order to assist beneficiaries to pay their monthly installments, the government concluded agreements with several banks, the minister said.
An agreement was signed two days ago to provide citizens with JD10,000 in real estate loans at a fixed interest rate with a pay-back period extending to 25 years, he added.
Earlier on Thursday at the site of Dahiet Princess Salma, Prince Feisal chaired a meeting of the Royal Committee of the King Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud Residential City Project.
At the meeting, the project’s fund director Nashwa Subh said the Dahiet Project, the first phase of which has been completed, is seen a fine example of architecture in the heart of the desert.
The three-phase project, to be completed during the next year, will include 466 housing units.
Prince Feisal visited several apartments in the Dahiet, which were allocated by King Abdullah as housing for Army personnel and furnished at his expense.
Inspecting ongoing construction work, the Prince called for the speedy implementation of the project.
The residential project seeks to enhance the living standards of Zarqa Governorate residents, help low- and limited-income citizens own their homes and reduce the population density in the governorate from 175.3 persons per square kilometre to the general average in the Kingdom of 61.6 persons per square metre.
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This is good that they are doing this.. but... the whole kingdom is low income and you know they knew this before
I think this is connected to the recent unrest and riots over the rising prices as well as the soon-to-be-in-effect new renting laws that will force many Jordanians out of their businesses and homes.
It's about time for Zarqa....so sad the conditions there. Happy to hear...would love to see it when its done! 
I will always love his father...King Hussein (RIP)...