SB 696
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 17, 2025
Free Housing Through Usufruct Act of 2025
An Act Establishing a National Policy of Free Housing Through Usufruct, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
In plain language
The bill creates a program that gives homeless, low‑income Filipinos a house they can live in for free, while the government keeps legal ownership. Beneficiaries must pay utilities, cannot sell or rent the house, and may pass the right to live there only to qualified family members after death.
Housing and Urban DevelopmentPublic Works and InfrastructureLocal Government
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Department of Human Settlement and Urban DevelopmentHousing Projects
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SBN-696 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch