Right of the wife to seek custody and maintenance upon divorce

I am a UAE national. My husband and I are divorced and were building a house on our government land. We divorced and I applied for a house at Iskan because my parents are dead and it may be likely that I will take custody of my children.

I went to Iskan to tell them my situation, they told me I should come back in three years, I have a steady income and it's possible that I will remarry.

However, my income is not enough since I will be barely surviving and will not be able to put away savings for my retirement. At this point, the way I would live is no different than an expatriate.

I don't have a problem waiting for three years, however, where am I meant to live for 3 years? Not to mention, I'm old enough to receive a pension. Remarrying is out of the picture.

I was also told by Iskan that I am not eligible to receive land or a government house since my name was included under the government land that my ex-husband and I were building.

There should be loans for women in my situation. Any advice?