Cities without slums: Government turns to ‘direct housing assistance’ to speed up the pace

The government has set up a five-year plan 2024-2028 for the eradication of the remaining stock of slums, for the benefit of 120,000 households. The new approach of the “Cities without Slums” (VSB) program is based on a pilot experiment carried out at the level of the Skhirat-Témara municipality, involving the participation of the private sector. Thus, the resettlement model that has prevailed until now will give way to a “rehousing” approach targeting apartments qualified as social housing… More