Belfikia: More than half of the applicants for housing support did not benefit from it

Samir Balfakiya, Minister of National Land Preparation, Reconstruction, Housing and City Policy, revealed, according to what was published by the "Lakum" website, that the number of applications for housing support reached 263,840 applications as of November 4, including 237,456 eligible applications. He explained this in a presentation on Monday evening in the House of Representatives to the draft sub-budget of his ministry, noting that the number of beneficiaries did not exceed 127,707 people, meaning that more than half of the applicants did not receive this support.

According to the same presentation, 47% of the beneficiaries are over forty years old, while women constitute 48% of them, and the Moroccans of the world represent 23% of their total.

The Minister explained that the beneficiaries constitute 48.4% of the total applicants, and about 53.8% of the total eligible applications, which reflects, according to the presentation, the weak percentage of beneficiaries of this support.

The number of beneficiaries has been distributed over recent years, as a total of 33,649 people benefited from support in 2024, 48,671 people in 2025, and 45,387 people in the current year. The amount of support provided to the beneficiaries amounted to 10.5 billion dirhams, compared to a value of 52.5 billion dirhams for the acquired housing, which means that the support covers on average 20% of its total value, while the citizen bears 80%, without counting the rest of the expenses.

He pointed out that housing support was accompanied by positive indicators, as cement sales increased by 1.58% between October 2025 and October 2026, and housing loans increased by 2.7% from September 2025 to September 2026. Mortgage loans increased by 9% over the same period.

Source: Lakm - https://lakome2.com/politique/437294/