Real Estate Oman awards contracts to build homes for low-income nationals By Saleh Al-Shaibany February 17, 2025, 2:47 PM Pexels/Rommel Halcon Most low-income earners in Oman live in regions such as Dakhiliyah Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has awarded contracts worth $170 million to build homes and related infrastructure for low-income nationals in outlying regions. Of 1.35 million working Omanis, about 12 percent earn a minimum wage, according to official statistics. In 2022, the government raised the minimum wage from $815 to $1,000 per month. Most minimum-wage earners live in smaller towns in regions such as Dakhiliyah, Batinah and Sharqiyah. Contracts awarded for $3bn Oman-UAE rail network Oman hotel revenue rises 6% to $633m by end-2024 Oman secures $100m loan to join GCC power grid The first phase of the project, which starts in April, will involve the construction of 1,300 houses, the second phase 1,700 and the third 2,000. The project includes the construction of roads, schools and hospitals. The project will be financed by the Department of Social Protection, which last year was allocated $1.7 billion to support minimum-wage earners, as well as orphans, people with disabilities, unemployed divorced women and widows.
