How the programme works
What the State buys
Occupied, affordable homes — verified as such — rather than construction progress.
How support is priced
Serviced land is valued and charged for. The remaining support is competed, not negotiated.
How support is settled
How the State discharges what it owes. Government has not chosen a method.
The nine steps
- 1
Define the outcome the State is buying
A dwelling counts only when it is completed, connected, occupied, and affordable against published median income.
Responsible: Ministry of Construction and Housing, and the governorate
- 2
Value the serviced land
An independent valuer prices the land. Granting it at no charge is not free; it is revenue the State chooses not to collect.
Responsible: Programme, independently validated
- 3
Compete the support
Developers bid the support they need. The lowest support that delivers the outcome wins.
Responsible: Ministry of Planning
- 4
Finance and build
The developer funds construction. The State pays nothing until something is verified.
Responsible: The developer
- 5
Verify delivery
An independent agent, not paid by the developer, checks each milestone against the rulebook.
Responsible: An independent verification agent
- 6
Test occupancy and affordability
Twelve months after handover, the agent checks who lives there and what they pay.
Responsible: An independent verification agent
- 7
Support becomes eligible
Only verified outcomes create an obligation, and only up to the lowest of eight caps.
Responsible: Ministry of Finance
- 8
Apply the approved settlement method
Government decision requiredCash, a deferred payable, or a transferable entitlement. Government has not chosen.
Responsible: The registry, under Ministry of Finance
- 9
Redeem, expire, or claw back
Government decision requiredWhat happens if the obligation is never redeemed, or if the outcome later fails.
Responsible: The registry, under Ministry of Finance