RIYADH: A total of 20,290 families benefited from the Housing Ministry’s Sakani program during February, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. The program offers various housing options and finance solutions to citizens. The ministry is keen to provide better services in line with the “Eskan” program, one of the Saudi Vision 2030 initiatives that aims to raise the proportion of residential ownership to 70 percent by 2030. As part of Sakani’s efforts to provide suitable housing options, the program began to implement 60 new housing projects in different regions of the Kingdom, characterized by affordable prices for a large segment of citizens registered on the lists of the Ministry of Housing. The ministry also completed 42 prefabricated housing projects in December 2020. These projects include around 14,000 residential villas. The Sakani program allows for the reservation and selection of all housing options and financing solutions through its website and app.   It also offers additional facilities such as real estate consultants and issuance of land contracts electronically.