Dubai: The Shaikh Zayed Housing Programme has approved the payment of Dh96 million to a new batch of the programme’s beneficiaries.

The payment covers 198 Emirati beneficiaries in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. It covers categories eligible for house completion, housing loans and grants.

The new batch was approved during Wednesday’s meeting of the programme’s board, chaired by Abdullah Bel Haif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works and chairman of the board.