{"id":3412,"date":"2025-07-08T16:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/kuwait\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:22:54","slug":"kuwait-just-ditched-a-controversial-housing-rule-heres-why-it-matters-%f0%9f%8f%a0%f0%9f%87%b0%f0%9f%87%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/kuwait\/en\/news\/kuwait-just-ditched-a-controversial-housing-rule-heres-why-it-matters-%f0%9f%8f%a0%f0%9f%87%b0%f0%9f%87%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait Just Ditched a Controversial Housing Rule – Here\u2019s Why It Matters \ud83c\udfe0\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc"},"content":{"rendered":"
Big news for anyone keeping an eye on Kuwait\u2019s housing scene \u2014 the government just scrapped a rule that let some citizens who\u2019d sold their houses get another shot at government housing, while thousands of first-time applicants are still waiting.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Decree-Law No.\u202f83 of 2025 was issued, officially canceling what\u2019s been known for years as the \u2018He Who Sold His House\u2019<\/strong> clause. This part of the law basically gave certain people a second chance at housing care \u2014 even if they\u2019d already taken loans, built or bought a home, and then sold it off between 1992 and 2015.<\/p>\n The government says it created an unfair system \u2014 giving some families multiple opportunities while plenty of first-timers are still stuck on waiting lists. The new decree aims to fix that by making sure limited housing support goes to people who really need it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s all part of a bigger push to make Kuwait\u2019s housing policies more fair and balanced. With demand rising and thousands still hoping for their first home, scrapping the old clause should help level the playing field. The decree became official as soon as it was published in Kuwait Alyawm<\/em>, so the change is already in effect.<\/p>\n Another step forward for housing justice in Kuwait \u2014 and for thousands of families still waiting for a place to call home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Big news for anyone keeping an eye on Kuwait\u2019s housing scene \u2014 the government just scrapped a rule that let some citizens who\u2019d sold their houses get another shot at government housing, while thousands of first-time applicants are still waiting. \u2018He Who Sold His House\u2019 Clause On Sunday, Decree-Law No.\u202f83 of 2025 was issued, officially … ","protected":false},"author":4459,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coronavirus","category-news"],"acf":{"featured_image":{"ID":3416,"id":3416,"title":"Kuwait Just Ditched a Controversial Housing Rule \u2014 Here\u2019s Why It Matters \ud83c\udfe0\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc","filename":"2-1.png","filesize":426516,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/kuwait\/en\/news\/kuwait-just-ditched-a-controversial-housing-rule-heres-why-it-matters-%f0%9f%8f%a0%f0%9f%87%b0%f0%9f%87%bc\/attachment\/2-9\/","alt":"","author":"4391","description":"","caption":"","name":"2-9","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3412,"date":"2025-07-08 13:22:27","modified":"2025-07-08 13:22:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/kuwait\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1-250x125.png","medium-width":250,"medium-height":125,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1.png","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1.png","large-width":700,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1.png","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1.png","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":350,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1-120x60.png","small-width":120,"small-height":60,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/07\/08162227\/2-1-700x200.png","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"shorten_deep_link":"https:\/\/lovin.go.link\/48WGp","hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image_caption":"","ad_square_right":"","summary":"","flexible_content":false,"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_ads":false,"slots_script_override":"","ad_horizontal_top_desktop":"","ad_vertical_left_desktop":"","ad_vertical_right_desktop":"","ad_horizontal_top_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_bottom_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_1":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_2":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_3":"","article_ad_infeed_slot":"","ad_square_podcast":"","disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"legacy_sponsor_name":"","legacy_sponsor_website":"","legacy_sponsor_content":"","legacy_sponsor_image":"","featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":""},"yoast_head":"\nSo why remove it?<\/h2>\n