Hornung said around 1,700 applications had been submitted for subsidies available for home purchases in settlements with fewer than 5,000 residents.
The government rolled out the revamped Csok program, tailored for Hungarians living in cities and villages, in January. Loan size is linked to the number of children borrowers plan to have.
Hornung said half of Csok Plus applicants planned to have more than two children and half of the mothers applying for the credit were under the age of 30, which she added was "reassuring from the demographic perspective". Two-thirds of the Csok Plus applicants have no children at present, she said.
Around 83% of Csok Plus applicants plan to buy a resale home.
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