WAM Dubai, May 1st, 2012 (WAM) -- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, Chairman of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) has approved names of 208 beneficiaries citizens entitled for loans and grants as housing aid for the current year in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah.

Forty percent of the number of beneficiaries with monthly salary above AED10,000 and 60 percent earning below this amount will make up the total housing assistance.

Sheikh Nahyan has directed to announce the name of the beneficiaries of the housing assistance program on monthly basis as they will receive SMS of the issuance of final approval for them.

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