Advancement of bill allowing public housing tenants to purchase their homes at a discount has been blocked
The bill, under which public housing tenants who have lived in their apartment for more than a certain number of years would be eligible to purchase it through a subsidized designated track, will no longer…
Assessment
A bill that would have allowed long-term public housing tenants to purchase their apartments at a subsidized rate has been shelved for the current Knesset term. The opposition is furious, noting three years of effort, but the Housing Ministry's reservations and the Finance Ministry's opposition proved decisive. The immediate question is whether the proposal will resurface after the next election or if this effectively kills the initiative for the foreseeable future.