Evaluation the Performance of the Mehr Housing Project in Iran (Case Study Saqez City)

3 Abstract: Providing house for various people in societies has become the main concerns for governance in countries. Iran as a country with the population growing and providing housing for this population has been one of the main concerns is government. In recent decade, Mehr housing project has been considered as serious policy by the government in Iran. The main objective of this project is providing housing for homeless people with priority to low-income strata. However, in this study the main purpose is determining functional status of Mehr housing project and assessing successful of project in Saqez. The research hypothesis is; Mehr housing project achieved to desired performance in Saqez. Statistical population of this study consisted of all Experts and managers in organization involved in with mehr housing projects in Saqez city (N= 300). Using Cochran's sampling formula, 169 people were selected as a sample. Respondents were selected by using Stratified random sampling method. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was established by calculating Chronbach's Alpha Coefficient ( >0.7). Thus, the reliability of the questionnaire was excellent for research. Data analysis was performed by SPSS software. The results of this study shows that the mehr housing project in Saqez has not achieved win18 to desired performance. In addition, in all aspects of the favorable situation have negative residuals (difference between observed and expected) that it reflects a gap in these index with satisfactory state. It suggests making appropriate changes in during the implementation of project and supporting project by funding sources such as banks that will help this project to obtain desired performance.