The Penang State Government has two types of housing schemes of its people. They are known as the Affordable Housing (Rumah Mampu Milik) and the older People's Housing Project (Projek Perumahan Rakyat or PPR).
Nowadays, the majority of housing projects undertaken by the State Government are the Affordable Housing scheme. I have a separate page to explain more about it. Click the button below for details.
The People's Housing Project is mainly to house the hardcore poor. Flats for PPR can be found in various locations in Penang.
Requirements for Applying for People's Housing Project (Projek Perumahan Rakyat) in Penang
Furnish personal particulars including employment, salary, employer address, spouse, dependents, along with certified copies of the following documents:
Personal Identity Card and Spouse's Identity Card
Marriage Certificate
Widows and Divorcees to furnish Death Certificate or Divorce Certificate
Identity Card and Birth Certificates of Dependents
If working in the public or private sector, include the following documents:
Employment Letter/Latest Salary Slip of Applicant and Spouse
Latest Employee Provident Fund Statement
Confirmation from EPF if not contributing
If running own business, include the following documents:
Latest certified statement of income for applicant and spouse
Company Registration Certificate/Business License
If self employed, include the following documents:
Latest certified statement of income for applicant and spouse
If unemployed, include the following documents:
Certified Declaration of Unemployment of applicant and spouse
3 photographs of property from side, rear and front
3 Identity Card-size photographs
A copy of CCRIS Report for applicant and spouse - refer to the nearest branch of Bank Negara Malaysia
Applicant and spouse are allowed to submit one (1) application only.
Only applicants that satisfy the following requirements are eligible:
Citizens of Malaysia (both the applicant and spouse)
Residing in Penang for at least 5 years
Aged 21 and above at time of application
Registered as a voter in Penang ONLY (applicant and spouse)
Income of applicant or spouse not exceeding RM750.00 per month, and family income not exceeding RM1500.00 per month.
Applicant and spouse must never have owned a residential property in Penang or any other state in Malaysia, including properties that have been sold
Family size at least 5 people.
Special consideration given to disabled applicant or disabled spouse, single mothers, widow of members of the Security Forces who were killed in the line of duty and squarters on Government housing project land that meet the requirements.
Administration has to be notified of any address change.
Declaration letter has to be made in front of a Commissioner of Oath.
Private Guided Tours of Penang
If you are seeking private guided tours of Penang, message Penang Tour Guides at penangtourguides@gmail.com and enquire with them.
Buy, rent or sell properties in Penang
Do you have a property for sale or to rent out? Are you looking to buy or rent a property? Get in touch with me. WhatsApp me (Timothy Tye) at 012 429 9844, and I will assign one of my property agents to serve you. I will choose the agent for you, according to your property needs. So when you message me, provide me some details of what you need, whether to sell, to buy, to rent or to rent out, and what type of property, is it condo, apartment, house, shop, office or land.
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About this website
Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.