IPOH: A total of 346,417 affordable housing units have been completed, accounting for 69.3% of the target of 500,000 units under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) as of June 30 this year.
Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary-general Datuk M Noor Azman Taib said the achievement is due to the collaboration of federal housing agencies, state governments and private developers, with the PR1MA Malaysia Corporation (PR1MA) being the key contributor.
“The National Affordable Housing Policy aims to provide quality affordable homes nationwide by 2028,” he said yesterday, Bernama reported.
Noor Azman added that PR1MA has 88 projects nationwide at various construction stages, totalling 54,137 units, of which 40,686 have been sold as of Aug 30.
“In Perak, there are 15 PR1MA projects with 7,631 residential units and 679 units are ready for sale.
“The Giga PR1MA Homes campaign is one of the largest home ownership initiatives, offering 2,785 residential units,” he said.
