"Abu Dhabi to roll out housing plan for low salary workers", 20 Apr 2017

Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) is launching a new low-cost housing initiative that will allocate buildings for workers earning between $545 (AED2,000) and $1,635 (AED6,000) a month. From December, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation made it mandatory for UAE companies who employ 50 or more workers to provide accommodation for those employees earning [less] than AED2,000 a month...Hamad Al Mutawa, senior planning manager, planning and policy department, Abu Dhabi UPC, said...“People who earn AED2,000 to AED6,000 a month and work in private businesses might be getting housing allowance, but now we want to cater some type of housing that suits their income. We are trying to ensure that the rentals for these units do not exceed 35 percent of the monthly income of the workers,”...Al Mutawa said the move will also curb the role of middlemen who rent a building from owners and then sub-lease them.