The Municipal Council of Tirana approved in early October this year the new criteria for beneficiaries of social housing programs, while applications are expected to be opened.

Deputy Mayor of Tirana Andi Seferi said to reporters that, “There will be about 1,200 loans that will be offered to the citizens of Tirana, but priority will be given to these three categories: spouses up to 40 years old, families of the Roma and Egyptian community, abused women or with other status recognized by the court. But, no family in need is excluded from applying”.

The amount of loan that a family can get depends on how many members it has and is calculated based on current market prices.

“The value of the property has changed, which means that the amount of loan that citizens benefit from must also be indexed. The date of the opening of applications will be made public by the municipality of Tirana”, said Seferi.

Along with this year’s beneficiaries, the number of families supported with soft loans in Tirana in nearly ten years reaches about 5 thousand.

The soft loans program focuses on improving the living conditions of families and young couples, who do not have the economic ability to afford the offer of the free housing market or that of mortgage loans in the market. The purpose of this project is to support families and young couples in buying houses, with the aim of improving their living conditions. /k.s/j.p/p.s./