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Housing Assistance Request
Status Active

Service Time

74 Working Days

Service Fees

No fees

Service Description

This service enables UAE Nationals to obtain Housing Assistant for constructing/buying /completing, amending, and obtaining a ready house according to eligibility regulations for each case. 

Service Procedures

  1. Step1Register & Create an Account
  2. Step2Fill in the required fields 
  3. Step3Attach the required documents
  4. Step4Submit the service

Target Audience

Citizens

Partners

N/A

Required Documents

Click here to view the required document by category

Required Documents

  1. Salary certificate
  2. Personal photo
  3. Other documents according to the emirate(Ownership Certificates, Trading licences)

Additional documents required by category status

Divorcee Foster

1. A court's decisionor certificate issued by the court proving her custody of her children.

2. A non-marriage certificate issued by the court or a certificate indicating that she has obtained financial assistance in her capacity as a divorcee, if it is issued by a competent authority in the country.

3. A certificate from the court that the father of the children did not provide housing, or a certificate stating that he refrained from implementing the court's decisionon providing housing for his children, or a certificate stating the amount imposed on the children’s father to provide housing for his children.

Foster widow:

  1. Proof of inheritance inventory issued by the court.
  2. A certificate of non-marriage issued by the court, or a certificate stating that she obtained a retirement pension for her deceased husband, or that she obtained financial assistance in her capacity as a widow, if it is issued by a competent authority in the country

Special Needs: NA

Senior citizen: NA

Orphan: Father's death certificate

Parentage unknown:

A court decision proving that she is of unknown parentage (of unknown father and mother) or a certificate issued by a competent court in the country.

Lost parents: Death certificate of the father and mother

Married to a non-UAE National:

1. The husband's passport

2. Proof of the husband's monthly income

3. A certificate of real property and commercial licenses issued by the competent authorities in the emirate to the husband.

4. Proof of the children’s residency within the country

5. Marriage contract certificate

6.A copy of the children’s passports

Terms And Conditions

Terms and Conditions

1. The applicant must be a citizen holding a family book and an identity card.

2. To be the breadwinner for a female family in which the children and the wife are citizens. If the wife is not a citizen, he must have children from her, or that a period of no less than (7) years has passed from the date of marriage.

3. He should not be the owner of a suitable dwelling for habitation

4. That the applicant has not previously obtained housing assistance from a government agency in the country.

5. The applicant should not have previously disposed of a suitable dwelling owned by him in a transferable manner unless a period of not less than (10) ten years has elapsed from the date of disposal.

6- The applicant should not be financially able so that his total income or property does not allow him to own a suitable house, make the necessary addition or complete the construction of his house, and the applicant is considered capable in the following cases: 

(a) If he is the owner of one or more properties, he can dispose of some of them in a manner that meets his housing needs, provided that this is proven by a report issued by an official authority.

(b) If he is the owner or partner in any or more commercial activities that achieve financial returns exceeding (100,000) one hundred thousand dirhams per month.

(c) If his monthly income from salary and other financial returns exceeds the amount of (100,000) one hundred thousand dirhams per month.

 

Terms and Conditions for categories

1. Special needs:

a. To obtain an authorized special needs card.

B. Male gender.

c. 21 years old 

2. Senior citizens:

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a. To be (60) sixty years or more, whether male or female.

3. The orphan:

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a . Father is deceased.

B . Age is less than (21) twenty-one years old, whether male or female.

c. Mother is not entitled to housing assistance.

One housing assistance is granted to the orphan siblings.

4. The custodial widow:

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a . Husband is deceased.

B . A custodian for male children under the age of (24) twenty-four years, unmarried and not working, or unmarried females.

5. The custodial divorcee:

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a . Age should not be less than (30) thirty years, period of divorce should be more than (5) five years.

B . A custodian for children whose father is unable to provide a suitable children’s house. 

6. Unknown dynasty:

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a . To prove that she is of unknown dynasty (of unknown mother and father) by a court ruling or by a certificate issued by a competent court in the country.

B . Age is not less than (30) thirty years old.

c. Social research’s proof conducted by the Ministry or the competent authority in the country, her need to obtain housing assistance, taking into consideration her circumstances. 

7 . Both Parents Orphan 

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a . Female and both of her parents (father and mother) have passed away.

B . Unmarried, divorced or widowed, doesn’t have children, or children beyond the age of custody.

c. Not less than (30) thirty years of old.

d. Social research proof conducted by the Ministry or a competent authority to  prove that it is impossible for her to continue living with her family, or that she is residing in an independent house that she does not own permanently.

In the case of all sisters eligible, they are granted one housing assistance.

8. A woman married to a non-citizen:

The following conditions are required to obtain housing assistance:

a . Age is not less than (40) forty years old.

B . To have male sons whose age does not exceed (24) twenty-four years old, who is unmarried and unemployed, or unmarried daughters.

c. Women and her children are residents in UAE, and registered on her or their father’s residency.

d. Husband is unable to provide suitable housing for the family.

     h.  A period of no less than (10) ten years has elapsed since the marriage. 

Working hours to provide service

  • Happiness Service Centers: According to the service center working hours

    • Customer happiness center - Dubai
    • Customer happiness center – Ras Al Khaimah
    • Customer happiness center - Fujairah

  • Website: 24/7
  • Smart App: 24/7
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