Official Data Show Housing's Share of Iranian Household Spending Has Passed 50 Percent

Ghazal Raheb, head of the Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center, said in a televised interview reported by ISNA on Friday, August 14, 2026 (23 Mordad 1405), that official statistics show housing now accounts for more than 50 percent of Iranian household spending. She attributed the growing difficulty of accessing suitable housing mainly to rising inflation and cited sanctions, the war and mounting inflation as factors weighing on the housing market.

Raheb said the research center, the Roads and Urban Development Ministry's research arm, has drafted new proposed packages to support low income households through rental housing, subsidized housing and landlord support programs. She added that providing housing for households in income deciles one through four requires cooperation from municipalities, investors and other bodies, and that rent controls and industrialized building construction are among the policies the ministry is pursuing.