PENANG will rebrand its affordable housing programme Rumah Mampu Milik to Rumah MutiaraKu starting 2025.
State housing and environment committee chairman Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu said the move aimed to foster a stronger sense of ownership among recipients of the affordable homes.
He announced this during his winding-up speech at the Penang state legislative assembly.
Sundarajoo said this initiative aligned with the Penang 2030 Agenda, which aimed to provide 220,000 affordable housing units as part of its development goals.
“As of Oct 31, the state had achieved 73.94% of this target, with 162,689 units accounted for,” he said.
“These comprised 51,680 units built followed by 22,456 units under construction and 88,553 units in the planning phase,” he added.
To fill the pricing gap for affordable houses between categories B1 priced at RM72,500 and C1 priced at RM150,000 per unit, Sundarajoo said the state introduced a new B2 category.
Each B2 unit is priced at RM100,000 with a minimum 750sq ft area and without furnishing.
