Condition for Transferring ‘National Housing Movement’ Units to Single People Announced as ‘Being Married at Time of Delivery’
The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has announced the transfer of residential units from the ‘National Housing Movement’ plan to single individuals on condition of presenting a ‘marriage contract at the time of unit delivery’.
Mahmoud Mahmoodzadeh, Deputy Minister of Roads, stated that “based on the Supreme Housing Council resolution, all single men who have reached 25 years of age can register to become homeowners in the National Housing Movement plan, but at the time of receiving their residential unit they must be married.”
According to him, the contracts of single individuals will be “terminated” if they fail to present a marriage contract upon unit delivery, and these individuals must submit a “notarized commitment letter” at the time of registration in the National Housing plan to provide a marriage contract at the time of unit transfer.
This comes as the Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development had previously stated that if single individuals do not marry by the time of unit delivery, they will pay the difference based on current market price and receive their units.
Mr. Mahmoodzadeh stated regarding the new changes in unit transfers to single individuals in the National Housing Movement plan that this scheme was proposed with the goal of “promoting marriage among single people” and “solving the aging population problem.”
The decline in population growth rate due to reduced willingness of youth to marry and have children, affected by economic pressures in recent years, is a concern of the government and particularly the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Ayatollah Khamenei, in February 2021, again emphasized “timely marriage and childbearing” as “vital needs of today and tomorrow for the country.”
In this regard, Ibrahim Raisi, since the beginning of his administration, has prioritized programs in line with the wishes of Iran’s Leader and increasing population growth rate, including the “Youth Population” law, whose implementation in November was accompanied by criticism from UN human rights experts.
According to these experts and other critics, the new law, which restricts access to abortion, contraception, and voluntary sterilization services, is a “direct violation of women’s rights under international law.”
Despite all domestic and international protests, the government has gradually been reducing contraception capabilities. In this regard, some members of parliament have also criticized the allocation of subsidies to contraceptive devices.
In recent days, a letter from the Treatment Deputy of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences to clinics regarding “reconsideration of population policies” has made headlines.
In this letter, clinic managers were asked to “urgently take action regarding the prohibition of advertising contraceptive devices, the use of the term family planning, and any matter contrary to population and childbearing policies in cyberspace, billboards, and educational content in clinic environments.”
Source: Radio Farda
