Social Housing
Tears and pleas: the housing lottery Malé residents can't win
At town halls across the capital, decades of desperation poured out.
07 Jan, 16:08
Two tiers, 22,900 homes on paper: Malé's new housing rules
What changed, who qualifies, and what's still missing.
30 Dec 2025, 17:59
Different addresses, same desperation: voices from Malé's housing divide
Migrants and natives share their stories of struggle.
10 Nov 2025, 18:46
"Who lost a plot?": a nine-minute showdown with the housing minister
A heated exchange ensued when Dr Muththalib called to complain about a tweet.
10 Jul 2025, 13:14
Moving goalposts, broken promises: the housing scheme that ate itself
The rules were rewritten for retroactive disqualification.
25 Jun 2025, 16:04
Complaints over exclusion from social housing exceed number of flats
A digest of yesterday's top story.
17 Apr 2025, 09:00
Point-counterpoint: war of words over social housing dispute
A compilation of allegations exchanged between the government and opposition.
18 Mar 2025, 16:30
Making sense of Malé's social housing crisis
A breakdown and timeline of the Gedhoruveriya scheme.
11 Mar 2025, 16:00
"We're living and dying here": long-term Malé residents lose housing over paperwork
Hundreds were deemed ineligible for social housing.
06 Mar 2025, 22:00
Long-awaited housing list released with majority of recipients disqualified
53% of recipients chosen by the previous government were deemed ineligible.
27 Feb 2025, 21:51
Ex-minister denies unfair allocation of social housing flats
A committee is investigating the previous government’s housing projects.
16 Feb 2019, 09:00
Halted housing projects resume after anti-corruption probe
The Hiyaa social housing scheme and sale of plots from Hulhumalé were halted by the ACC.
09 Oct 2018, 09:00
Great government giveaway continues as water fines waived
Fines have also been waived for fishermen, tenants and motorists.
21 Sep 2018, 09:00
Social housing blame game as government takes over Malé flats
The takeover is the latest example of the government chipping away at the council’s powers.
01 Jul 2018, 09:00
Categories revealed for 7,000 social housing flats
Housing Minister Muizz also revealed plans to vacate 256 households from the capital under the ambitious social housing project.
26 Mar 2018, 09:00
More than 100 social housing units put up for sale
The flats were put up for sale after its original recipients under a previous government’s social housing programme were unable to secure loans.
26 Nov 2017, 09:00
Thousand flats pledged for civil servants
Housing ministry spokesman Ahmed Fazal said the flats would be reserved for those working in the greater Malé region. There are around 24,000 civil servants in the Maldives with the majority working in the capital.
12 Oct 2017, 09:00
Police officers offered temporary housing in Malé area
According to amendments brought on Monday to regulations on housing for police, applicants will be awarded points based on an interview, rank, marital status, number of children, and years of service.
15 Feb 2017, 09:00
Yet another policy reversal puts affordable housing out of reach for Malé residents
When Malé’s landless families drew lots to choose flats in the newly built Tata blocks in October, the keys to their new homes seemed all but assured. But yet another policy reversal appears to have put the flats out of reach.
07 Dec 2016, 09:00
Government makes U-turn on affordable housing pledge
Some 300 families who were awarded flats by former President Mohamed Nasheed’s administration are being asked to pay MVR2million (US$129,701) for a flat, with the housing ministry announcing that it will prioritise families who can make the payment within five years.
10 Apr 2016, 09:00
