The ruling by Judge Abdulaziz Al-Khayyat found that the legal foundation for the plaintiff’s occupancy had expired with the repeal of Article 29 under Legislative Decree No. 83 of 2025. Housing allocated by the state constitutes a conditional benefit rather than an independent property right, the court determined in its decision. Public property and associated funds can only be administered according to explicit statutory provisions, according to the judgment published by Arab Times. The court concluded that the PAHW action complied with applicable law and dismissed the lawsuit.
This case stems from the authority’s early August notification to 509 East Taima residents requiring them to vacate their homes by September 1. PAHW utilized the Sahel electronic platform to issue the termination notices for the rental contracts. The move enforces the 2025 decree that eliminated the so-called «those who sold their houses» clause from the Housing Welfare Law, the authority reported. Supporting statements from the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense affirmed that leases end when eligibility conditions cease to apply.
According to PAHW figures, housing welfare requests have climbed to 105,000 and continue to rise by 3 percent annually with forecasts pointing to 197,000 applications by 2035. The waiting list has left some citizens waiting more than 17 years for their allocation. Kuwait’s citizen population of roughly 1.5 million drives much of this demand, data from the Public Authority for Civil Information shows. The authority has responded by advancing large-scale projects such as Al Mutlaa City spanning over 2 million square meters under a public-private partnership framework.
The East Taima development, completed in previous years, provided 509 housing units on 373,000 square meters of land at a total cost of 47.2 million Kuwaiti dinars to accommodate around 4,500 people. The project formed part of efforts to expand residential options in the Jahra governorate. Similar recovery operations have targeted units in Subliya where inspections identified ineligible occupants, PAHW records show.
A separate court decision last week overturned an eviction notice for some Taima beneficiaries and mandated immediate enforcement of that ruling ahead of the September deadline, Arab Times reported. That outcome, secured by attorney Hamoud Fahd Al-Saeedi, contrasts with the latest dismissal but underscores the complex legal landscape surrounding the policy shift. The PAHW has proceeded with its eligibility audits across multiple sites to redirect housing to qualified applicants.
Ministerial Decree No. 6 of 2026 further tightened eligibility by barring those who own or have owned suitable housing from new allocations, the PAHW explained in a statement. The amendments seek to direct limited resources toward families demonstrating the greatest need under revised regulations. This regulatory evolution accompanies the physical expansion of housing stock through multiple city projects in various planning stages, according to authority announcements.
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