Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the
government always endeavoured to ensure that every Malaysian including the less
affordable groups could afford to have their own home. ― Bernama pic
government always endeavoured to ensure that every Malaysian including the less
affordable groups could afford to have their own home. ― Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Najib Razak said the government always endeavoured to ensure that every
Malaysian including the less affordable groups could afford to have their own
home.
Najib Razak said the government always endeavoured to ensure that every
Malaysian including the less affordable groups could afford to have their own
home.
He said so far, a total of 83,759 units under the
Public Housing Project (PPR) had been completed nationwide for the less
affordable group, while another 25,000 units were still in various stages of
implementation and were expected to be ready before 2020, with the whole
project involving an allocation of RM6 billion.
Public Housing Project (PPR) had been completed nationwide for the less
affordable group, while another 25,000 units were still in various stages of
implementation and were expected to be ready before 2020, with the whole
project involving an allocation of RM6 billion.
In addition, he said, the government took the
initiative to build PPR houses which had the highest subsidy for the people
such as the PPR Sri Aman in Jinjang, here, which were sold at RM35,000 per unit
although the original cost was around RM150,000 per unit.
initiative to build PPR houses which had the highest subsidy for the people
such as the PPR Sri Aman in Jinjang, here, which were sold at RM35,000 per unit
although the original cost was around RM150,000 per unit.
“The market price for the PPR Sri Aman was about
RM200,000 per unit, but the government is only offering the units at RM35,000
each to the people. It actually also raised the asset wealth of the people,
because the value would rise in future, in fact, it also becomes inherited
family property,” he said when performing the official opening of the PPR Sri
Aman, Jinjang and launching the Youth Transit Housing, here today.
RM200,000 per unit, but the government is only offering the units at RM35,000
each to the people. It actually also raised the asset wealth of the people,
because the value would rise in future, in fact, it also becomes inherited
family property,” he said when performing the official opening of the PPR Sri
Aman, Jinjang and launching the Youth Transit Housing, here today.
Also present were former prime minister Tun
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Housing and Urban Wellbeing Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar,
Minister of Federal Territories Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and
Women’s Entrepreneurship and Professional Development Advisor Tan Sri Shahrizat
Abdul Jalil.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Housing and Urban Wellbeing Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar,
Minister of Federal Territories Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and
Women’s Entrepreneurship and Professional Development Advisor Tan Sri Shahrizat
Abdul Jalil.
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Commenting further, Najib said the government was
also concerned about the welfare of the youths when providing the youth transit
housing for them until they could afford to buy better houses.
also concerned about the welfare of the youths when providing the youth transit
housing for them until they could afford to buy better houses.
“The youth transit housing approach involved the
cooperation of the private sector and the government in assisting the youths to
rent homes besides saving to buy their dream house,” he said.
cooperation of the private sector and the government in assisting the youths to
rent homes besides saving to buy their dream house,” he said.
So far, he said, 2,010 units of the youth transit
housing would be rented out to this group at RM500 per month each.
housing would be rented out to this group at RM500 per month each.
“Out of the monthly rental of RM500 imposed on
them, RM250 would be their monthly savings for five years which would amount to
RM15,000 which would form the deposit for the purchase of a new house. This is
what we will endeavour to do as the government,” he said.
them, RM250 would be their monthly savings for five years which would amount to
RM15,000 which would form the deposit for the purchase of a new house. This is
what we will endeavour to do as the government,” he said.
PPR Sri Aman was built on a 9.82-acre site at a
cost of RM216 million. The project comprises four blocks of 19 and 20-storey
flats with a total of 1,600 units with a floor area of 700 square feet each.
cost of RM216 million. The project comprises four blocks of 19 and 20-storey
flats with a total of 1,600 units with a floor area of 700 square feet each.
The PPR, among other things, are equipped with a
community hall, surau, child nursery, food court, car parks and mortuary
holding area for non-Muslims.
community hall, surau, child nursery, food court, car parks and mortuary
holding area for non-Muslims.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall received 1,000 housing units
at PPR Sri Aman from the Housing and Local Government Ministry to accommodate
squatters in Jinjang Utara. — Bernama
at PPR Sri Aman from the Housing and Local Government Ministry to accommodate
squatters in Jinjang Utara. — Bernama
