Measures Taken to Remedy The Position in Regard to Housing in Palestine before Nakba, British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 100

(p. 798)

(§ 37)

Rural areas:

a) No. of rooms required to provide for natural increase

b) No. of rooms required to provide for immigrants Total rooms

c) Deduct estimated No. of rooms constructed in rural areas (1936-1946)

Net deficiency in rooms (1946)

Room unite

176,000 ~ nil

176,000

41,000 135,000

(§ 38)

The following figures summarise the housing deficiencies for both communities :-

Jewish community:

Deficiency in room units

37,500

Arab community:

Urban areas, deficiency in room units Rural areas, deficiency in rooms

Total deficiency

29,000 135,000

201,500

MEASURES TAKEN TO REMEDY THE POSITION IN REGARD TO HOUSING.

(p. 806) (§ 57)

The Emergency Building Scheme.- Most of the accommodation provided during 1946 in urban areas was constructed under the Government-sponsored and directed Emergency Building Scheme. The programme covered the erection of 27 ,000 room units.

The following number of licences had been issued up to August, 1946 when the scheme was closed.

No. of

room units licensed

August-December, 1945 J anua.ry-August, 1946

3,983 21,517

(p. 808)

Housing for ex-servicemen.- Government has assisted in the provision of housing for ex-servicemen by the grant of long term loans to municipalities and local councils as under :-

LP.

Tel Aviv Haifa. Jerusalem Jaffa.

Local councils

540,000 300,000 60,000 30,000 90,000

Total

1,020,000

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