Support for social housing - Rent subsidies and grants for families in need
The housing program will support individuals and families who cannot afford housing costs in the market, providing funding for the implementation of program policies, as a priority of the Albanian government.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, the objective of the program is to provide, until 2030, suitable and affordable housing for about 35,0000 individuals or families who have applied for housing.
The data show that from 2016, until the end of the 8th month of 2024, the needs of 21,908 families have been addressed, realizing the objective to the extent of 62.5%.
Meanwhile, as regards the implementation of the 8th month of 2024, some results have been achieved, where 5,644 families have benefited from interest subsidies for existing loans, 183 families have benefited from interest subsidies for new loans.
Also, from the number of families, 52 beneficiaries belong to the treatment program with facilitated loans of the public administration. Likewise, 1,260 families have benefited from rent subsidies; 369 families have benefited from rent subsidies for expropriation from the construction of the Great Ring at a cost of 40.7 million ALL and 22 families have benefited from an immediate grant for low-cost housing at a cost of 4.7 million ALL, according to the Ministry's data of Economy, Culture and Innovation.

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