The Ministry of Public Works and Housing

Ministry Vision

Leading the infrastructure and housing sectors towards sustainable development for the State of Palestine

Mission

 Improving quality of life for Palestinian citizens by developing regulatory legislation and policies for roads, housing, public buildings and structures and through planning, organizing and effectively implementing related projects according to international standards and specifications, with the objective of achieving comprehensive investment in these sectors in cooperation with partners and beneficiaries in Palestine and abroad.

Ministry active programs
  • Building and rehabilitating public facilities
  • Employees not distributed among programs
  • Administrative program
  • Road network infrastructure at the national level
  • Developing and regulating the housing sector
Strategic Goals

One: To promote the institutionalization of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing’s operations

Two: To provide a safe and effective road system that meets the needs of citizens

Three: To support and develop the housing sector so all citizens can have appropriate housing

Four: To provide and develop suitable government headquarters and public facilities

Five: To support, develop and regulate the construction sector towards bolstering the national economy

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing budget was ILS 129,351,586, or 0.73% of overall expenditures from the 2023 public budget

Distribution of the budget according to item / ILS

Capital expenditures
300,000
0.20%
Developmental expenditures
80,000,000
61.80%
Operational costs
6,000,000
4.60%
Social contributions
3637724.00
2.80
Salaries and wages
39,413,862
30.50

توزيع الموازنة الجارية والرأسمالية تبعاً للبرامج/ بالشيكل

البرنامج الموازنة
Building and rehabilitating public facilities 6,312,306
Employees not distributed among programs 18,835,084
Administrative program 10,047,588
Road network infrastructure at the national level 9,125,889
Developing and regulating the housing sector 5,030,719
FAQ

Citizen Budget

a simplified document of the general budget Ministry of Education. Expressed in numbers, figures and graphs, it summarizes the key expenditure policies, approaches and priorities of the Ministry for the upcoming year. The budget enables citizens to become familiarized with the distribution of expenses among different programs and items in the education sector and consequently, to monitor governmental expenditures on education.

Operational costs

the necessary expenditures for the operation of the public institution, i.e. the Ministry (Electricity, water, fuel, travel, etc.)

Developmental expenditures

are expenditures which have a nature that is different from current expenditures in terms of their useful life and the return from expenditures, and are financed by the PA budget and donors.

Capital expenditures

what the government [Ministry] spends on the possession of capital assets (buildings, land, equipment, vehicles, etc.)

Current expenditures

This includes salaries and wages, raises, operational and referral expenditures of the ministry, public institutions and the other executive bodies of the State of Palestine

Program for employees not distributed within programs

a special program for employees in the Gaza Strip

Gender-responsive budget

A gender-responsive budget is considered a tool for financial planning with economic and social dimensions, which helps the government to integrate gender in the preparation and implementation of the public budget. This is to ensure that available financial resources are allocated in a just manner and aimed at eradicating discrimination on the basis of gender in regards to government services and in a way that meets the specific needs of men, women, girls, boys and marginalized social sectors.

Citizen budgets for the ministry during previous years

Year Capital Expenditures Capital Expenditures percent Developmental Budget Developmental Budget percent Operational Expenditures Operational Expenditures percent Social Assistance Benefits Social Assistance Benefits percent Total Yearly Budget
2024 100,000 0.10% 60,000,000 56.80% 5,157,020 4.90% 105,695,727
2023 300,000 0.20% 80,000,000 61.80% 6,000,000 4.60% 129,351,586

Chart of the citizen's budget during previous years

معلومات الاتصال

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