Q&A time: Nga answering questions during the Ministers’ Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat. — Bernama
The Housing and Local Government Ministry is planning to provide data on floods to help home buyers make informed decisions.
The data will be collected from the flood incident mapping portal developed by the Energy and Water Transformation Ministry.
“By integrating this data with housing policies, processes and systems, the ministry aims to provide more transparent information to the public.
“We want to empower Malaysians with the data they need when purchasing a home,” it said in a written reply in the Dewan Rakyat.
The integration efforts align with the National Housing Policy 2018-2025, which bases housing development planning on guidelines from the Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia) under the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
The ministry said that housing development design planning must consider the technical requirements and instructions of the local authorities in each state, and to be coordinated with the applicable development plan policies, circulars and standards in the area where the development will be implemented.
This is usually based on factors like the geography/terrain of the development site, population density, and market demand in the area.
On another matter, its minister Nga Kor Ming said that it would not be feasible to provide subsidies to help strata residences solve their maintenance issues.
He said government finances are a major factor to consider as there are currently more than 24,385 stratified building schemes under the government.
“The total number of units is exceptionally high, reaching up to 2.83 million units.
“Therefore, if all these houses were to rely entirely on government subsidies, it would not be feasible due to financial constraints faced by any government in the world,” he said during Ministers’ Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
This was in response to Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PN-Hulu Selangor) who wanted to know whether the government intends to implement a subsidy system for low-cost buildings.
