KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare announced significant progress in various housing care projects during June, with key sectors showing steady advancements in construction and services delivered to citizens. Omar Al-Ruwaih, Deputy General Manager for Public Relations and Development and the Authority’s spokesperson, said the “South Saad Al-Abdullah” project saw remarkable progress in its main road contracts, achieving 39.05 percent completion by the end of June — surpassing the contractual target by 22.63 percent. He added that three contracts related to infrastructure work covering approximately 23,551 plots are still in the preparatory phase, with monitoring ongoing to start implementation soon.
Regarding the Affordable Housing project, two contracts have moved into actual construction, targeting the building of 3,345 homes. The first contract reached 8.51 percent completion, while the second reached 5.54 percent. Meanwhile, four other contracts, covering 6,455 homes, remain in preparatory stages.
Al-Ruwaih also highlighted steady progress in the “South Sabah Al-Ahmad” project, where four contracts are under way. The main road contract achieved 54.37 percent completion by June. The first infrastructure contract, involving 7,623 plots, reached 10.69 percent, the second contract covering 6,189 plots hit 19.22 percent, and the third contract related to 6,568 plots reached 6.69 percent.
In addition, the authority is closely following up on the construction of 217 public buildings across six housing projects, including 92 buildings in Al-Mutlaa city, 74 in the Affordable Housing project, and 31 in South Abdullah Al-Mubarak, along with one building each in Saad Al-Abdullah, Jaber Al-Ahmad and South Khaitan.
By the end of June, 32,341 “For Whom It May Concern” certificates, necessary for building permits, were issued to citizens — an increase of 38 certificates compared to May 2025.
During June, the Authority signed six new contracts. These included two contracts to complete public service buildings in Al-Mutlaa’s neighborhoods N5, N8, N11, and N12, a contract for building the second phase of the Youth Center in Saad Al-Abdullah city, and a contract for surface asphalt works in Al-Mutlaa city. Consultancy contracts were also signed to supervise and manage infrastructure and public building projects in Al-Mutlaa’s neighborhoods N4 and N2.
Al-Ruwaih stressed that the authority continues to develop and digitize its services in line with the Cabinet’s directives, with 30 services now fully available through the “Sahel” app. — KUNA
