Intro

The government adopted the recommendations of the National Housing Strategy in 1989, which embraced the private sector as an alternative, committing to implementing the package of recommendations proposed by the strategic studies. These recommendations focused on empowering the private sector to play an active role in producing housing units for the targeted categories in sufficient numbers and within the financial capacity of those categories.

In implementation of the recommendations of the National Housing Strategy, in 1992, the Housing Foundation and the Urban Development Department, established in 1965 and 1980 respectively, were merged to form the General Corporation for Housing and Urban Development (HUDC) under Law No. 28 of 1992. HUDC has legal personality with financial and administrative independence, and it employs around 430 staff members with various specialties.

In 1996, the government adopted the recommendations of the steering committee formed to restructure the housing sector. Among these recommendations was entrusting HUDC with the role of facilitator and enabler for the organized private sector. This involved establishing partnerships with the private sector to engage it in the production of apartments and serviced small residential plots.

HUDC currently operates within two tracks: the "Production Track" and the "Policy Track." Within the Production Track, it contributes to meeting the housing needs of citizens and bridging the existing gap in the market for serviced small residential plots. This is achieved through the implementation of projects such as sites and services, pioneering projects, initiatives, and royal benevolent projects. Additionally, it focuses on the development of underserved areas.

As for the Policy Track, HUDC focuses on overseeing the housing sector. It aims to achieve the national objectives outlined in the document "Kulluna Al Urdun" and the "Jordan 2025" document. The goal is to provide suitable housing for individuals with limited and low incomes, in collaboration with the private sector. Additionally, HUDC seeks to contribute to poverty alleviation through implementing pioneering housing projects for the most impoverished families, utilizing local labor, providing training, and improving infrastructure services in impoverished areas as needed in coordination with relevant authorities.

Since its establishment, HUDC has achieved numerous accomplishments across all regions of the kingdom, benefiting various segments of the Jordanian society. Its projects have had positive economic, social, and environmental impacts on Jordanian households, supporting the national economy and fostering the development of targeted regions through the establishment of cities and integrated service projects. HUDC has also played a role in enhancing the private sector's involvement in this context, organizing the housing sector in the kingdom, enabling all stakeholders to contribute to production, conducting periodic studies, proposing necessary housing policies to address imbalances, and regularly evaluating the sector's performance. In doing so, HUDC has consistently aligned with its vision, mission, and long-term strategic goals.

HUDC Roles and Tasks

HUDC undertakes to contribute to solving the housing crisis and developing underserved areas in the Kingdom through all available means, including:

1. Providing recommendations to the Cabinet on the general housing policy and its relation to regulation and the environment, in collaboration with relevant official entities.

2. Monitoring the update and implementation of the National Housing Strategy and preparing any necessary legislation for its execution.

3. Conducting studies and research within regional development units to establish new neighborhoods in areas of residential expansion within municipal boundaries, in regulated areas, and beyond. This includes creating new areas for population clusters.

4. Conducting demographic, social, economic, health, and environmental studies related to housing and urban development to determine housing needs and provide essential services in densely populated areas. Additionally, working to eliminate manifestations of underdevelopment and informal construction while assisting residents in securing suitable housing.

5. Encouraging small industrial crafts and vocational training programs in the areas where HUDC projects are implemented, promoting their development.

6. Providing loans to beneficiaries of housing and urban development projects in collaboration with relevant funding entities.

7. Establishing investment projects within housing and urban development projects for their service.

HUDC Vision

Smart Innovative Housing Sector

HUDC MESSAGE

Enable citizens to acquire adequate housing, provide services with fairness and high quality, keep pace with modernity, and promote balanced partnership with the private sector, through qualified personnel.

Core Values

• Governance and transparency.
• Responsibility and social commitment.
• Development and continuous improvement.
• Working with a spirit of teamwork.
• Innovation, creativity, and initiative.

Scope of Work

Producing recommendations on the public policy for housing and urban development, the formulation of executive plans in the Kingdom, and contributing to empowering citizens with low and moderate incomes to obtain suitable housing.