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President Sets Mid 2028 Target for Housing Access as Greater Malé Projects Advance

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu said housing will be secured for the majority of Maldivian citizens by around the middle of 2028, speaking at a press briefing at the President's Office. The Greater Malé housing policy released earlier in 2026 covers 22,900 homes — 15,000 land plots and 7,900 flats — across Hulhumalé, Gulhifalhu, Giraavaru Falhu and Rasmalé.

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  1. Mon 7 Sep
    President Muizzu said at a press briefing that housing will be secured for the majority of citizens by around the middle of 2028Malé Monday (article dated 7 September 2026) only Maldives News Network newest His Excellency Dr Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of Maldives, said on Monday that housing will be secured for the majority of citizens by around the middle of 2028

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  2. Mon 7 Sep
    Land reclamation under way in the Greater Malé Area ongoing as of 7 September 2026 only Maldives News Network The President linked the programme to the major land reclamation now under way in the Greater Malé Area.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives News Network. Open the report

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  • 22,900 homes Total homes covered by Greater Malé housing policy Maldives News Network It covers 22,900 homes in total, made up of 15,000 land plots and 7,900 flats, allocated across Hulhumalé, Gulhifalhu, Giraavaru Falhu and Rasmalé.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives News Network. Open the report

  • 15,000 plots Land plots in the housing policy Maldives News Network It covers 22,900 homes in total, made up of 15,000 land plots and 7,900 flats, allocated across Hulhumalé, Gulhifalhu, Giraavaru Falhu and Rasmalé.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives News Network. Open the report

  • 7,900 flats Flats in the housing policy Maldives News Network It covers 22,900 homes in total, made up of 15,000 land plots and 7,900 flats, allocated across Hulhumalé, Gulhifalhu, Giraavaru Falhu and Rasmalé.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives News Network. Open the report

  • 400 square feet Maximum existing property ownership to qualify Maldives News Network Applicants must be at least eighteen, must not already own more than 400 square feet of property, and must not have received housing under an earlier government scheme.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives News Network. Open the report

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  • Greater Malé housing policy released earlier this year (2026) Greater Malé Area Maldives News Network The scale of the commitment is set out in the Greater Malé housing policy released earlier this year.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives News Network. Open the report

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