Dubai has started to build 803 new homes for Emiratis under a Dh1.2 billion project.
The additional housing will serve Al Kawaneej 2 and Al Warqa districts of the emirate.
The initiative is being overseen by Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment and is part of a wider effort to enhance the lives of citizens.
In November, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, set out plans to boost the living arrangements of Emiratis.
The Dh3.8 billion programme included the distribution of 2,000 residential plots, 900 villas and a Dh500 million complex for small families, Sheikh Mohammed said.
He said providing quality housing for the public remained key to the UAE's future plans.
That November directive came after a Dh10 billion package comprising housing loans, plots of land and homes for Emiratis was announced in Abu Dhabi.
It also exempted 10,032 low-income retirees and families of deceased mortgage-holders from repayments, Abu Dhabi Media Office said.
It came under the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
