Social Housing in Rezina and Cimișlia Still Not in Use

The social housing units in Rezina and Cimișlia have not yet been put into use

The social housing construction project in Rezina and Cimișlia, launched almost 10 years ago, has still not been fully completed. Although construction work in Cimișlia has been completed, neither of the two blocks of flats has been put into use. These findings are set out in a report by the Court of Auditors, presented to the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance Oversight.

Social housing facility in Cimișlia

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Construction of the residential block in Rezina began in 2017, with an investment of 30.05 million lei. Work on the block in Cimișlia commenced in 2018, with the project costing 17.68 million lei. To date, for various reasons and contrary to the provisions of the original construction contracts, work has been completed only on the block of flats in Cimișlia; however, neither building has been put into service.

According to a supplementary agreement dated 1 December 2025, completion of the works on the block in Rezina is scheduled for 31 December 2026. At the same time, it was decided to transfer this block from the ‘Public Housing II’ project to the ‘Social Housing Construction III’ project.

Meanwhile, from 2021 onwards, the local authorities began to repay the loans they had taken out. The Rezina District Council repaid 289.7 thousand euros, including interest, whilst the Cimișlia District Council paid 58.8 thousand euros.

The Court of Auditors found that the ministry had not fully ensured the achievement of the objectives set out in the loan agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe Development Bank. The institution had previously highlighted this issue and made recommendations in this regard.

More specifically, in 2021, the Court of Auditors found that the categories of project beneficiaries had been unjustifiably expanded. Consequently, social housing was also provided to people who did not meet the eligibility criteria, whose incomes exceeded the ceiling set by law, or who already owned property.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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