In force Last amended 29/11/1446 AH
Saudi Housing Support Regulation
تنظيم الدعم السكني
Regulation governing housing support. The text is set out in 25 articles.
- Articles
- 25
- In force
- 25
- Amended
- 12
- Issued
- 5/3/1435 AH
Issued by: قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم ( 82 ) بتاريخ 5 / 3 / 1435
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
Browse Housing Support Regulation by topic
Definition of Housing Support and Implementing Bodies1 articleFamilies Eligible for Housing Support2 articlesHousing Support Conditions and Application Procedures5 articlesHousing Support Priority and Allocation4 articlesHousing Support Installments and Collection5 articlesOwnership of and Dealing in Supported Housing3 articlesMisleading Information in Housing Support and Grievances5 articles
Articles of the Saudi Housing Support Regulation
الفصل الأول: أحكام عامةArticles 1–3
- Article 1يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية - أينما وردت في هذا التنظيم - المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها: الوزارة: وزارة الإسكان. الوزير:وزير الإسكان.…
- Article 2The article states that the Housing Support Regulation aims to make it easier for a family to own a suitable home, in accordance with its provisions.
- Article 31 - تتولى الوزارة تنفيذ هذا التنظيم، ولها التنسيق مع الصندوق لأداء أي مهمة تتعلق بذلك. 2 - تستقبل الوزارة طلبات الدعم السكني وتبت فيها بعد…
الفصل الثاني: الاستفادة من الدعم السكنيArticles 4–11
- Article 4The article limits housing support to a family made up of one of six specified groups, subject to the conditions in Articles 5 and 6.
- Article 5The article specifies who may apply for housing support for the family: the husband or father, the wife, a divorced or widowed mother, and siblings jointly.
- Article 61 - يجب أن تتوافر الشروط الآتية لتقديم طلب الحصول على الدعم السكني: أ - أن يكون طالب الدعم السكني سعودي الجنسية. ب - ألا تقل سن طالب الدعم…
- Article 7The article requires the applicant to submit the application in the way the Ministry sets and give it all the information and documents it requests, and allows it to coordinate with bodies to verify and update them.
- Article 8The article suspends housing support application procedures if the applicant's or family's circumstances change so that the requirements of Article 4, 5 or 6 are no longer met, and allows reactivation once the cause ends.
- Article 9The article allows a family member who meets the conditions to submit a new application taking the precedence of the applicant's application, if the applicant dies before housing support is allocated.
- Article 10The article requires the applicant at all times to notify the Ministry of any change within 15 days, and to provide the information and documents it requests within 10 days unless it sets a longer period.
- Article 11The article ranks applicants who meet the conditions by priority under criteria the Implementing Regulations set, including financial condition, age, family size, social and health condition, and order of application.
الفصل الثالث: تخصيص الدعم السكنيArticles 12–13
- Article 12The article provides that the Ministry determines the type of housing support allocated to the applicant based on his financial condition, the suitability of the support to his situation, and his place of residence, and the Implementing Regulations set the rules for each type.
- Article 13The article requires a housing support contract to be concluded with the beneficiary on forms the Ministry prepares, setting out the terms, conditions, rights and obligations governing the support.
الفصل الرابع: القسط الماليArticles 14–20
- Article 14The article provides that the housing support installment is collected by the mechanism the Implementing Regulations set, without contravening the laws and instructions in force, especially the set deduction percentages.
- Article 15The article provides that the total of the housing support financial installments is determined on the basis of location and area, and the Implementing Regulations set the related provisions.
- Article 16The article provides that if the beneficiary does not pay six monthly installments, consecutive or not, or the annual installment within six months of its falling due, the Ministry collects the arrears as a debt due to the State.
- Article 17The article allows the heirs of a beneficiary who dies before the financial installments are paid to continue benefiting from the housing support, provided they bear all his obligations.
- Article 18The article governs transfer of ownership of the subsidized unit and land, limits use to private residence, bars disposal before five years and full payment, makes violating disposals void, and allows the Ministry to take guarantees.
- Article 19The article allows the Ministry, as an exception to Article 18, to create programs to provide housing support with other sectors and programs to speed up installment payment and transfer ownership early.
- Article 20The article provides for recovering the residential land and unit in cases the Implementing Regulations set, without prejudice to Article 16, with controls on returning installments after deducting compensation for prior use.
الفصل الخامس: صحة المعلوماتArticles 21–22
- Article 21The article requires the applicant and beneficiary to ensure the accuracy, precision and completeness of all information and documents submitted and not to conceal any information that must be disclosed.
- Article 22The article provides that submitting misleading, incorrect or incomplete material information, concealing it, or using deception results in cancelling the application, recovering the support or the whole loan falling due, with referral to the competent bodies permitted.
الفصل السادس: التنظيمArticles 23–23
الفصل السابع: أحكام ختاميةArticles 24–25
- Article 24The article requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations within sixty days of the Regulation's publication, publish them in the Official Gazette, and apply them from the date the Regulation takes effect.
- Article 25The article provides that the Housing Support Regulation takes effect sixty days after the date of its publication.