Morocco housing aid backlog hits 109,000
Over 109,000 eligible applicants have not received housing subsidies, while the country faces a 300,000-unit deficit.
Housing Minister Samir Belfkih told Parliament that more than 109,000 applicants who qualified for Morocco's direct housing assistance have yet to receive support. Of 237,456 eligible applications received by November 4, only 127,707 had been paid, leaving beneficiaries at 53.8% of those qualified. The country still faces a housing deficit estimated at 300,000 units.
Belfkih presented the figures while outlining the draft 2027 budget for his department. The scheme, which subsidises an average of 20% of the purchase price, has been allocated MAD 10.5 billion and has supported property purchases worth MAD 52.5 billion. It assisted 33,649 people in 2024, 48,671 in 2025 and 45,387 so far in 2026, and the minister said it coincided with more construction activity and housing finance.
Thousands of households also live in informal settlements or in buildings at risk of collapse. The ministry counts 121,940 households still in slums, of which 8,921 are covered by completed housing, 69,080 by projects under construction and 39,785 by projects still under study. Since 2004 the Cities Without Slums programme has improved conditions for 392,284 households, at a cost of MAD 76 billion.
Why it mattersMore than 109,000 qualified applicants are still waiting for the state subsidy that would help them buy a home.