You can apply for RM200 rental aid from HDC

KUCHING: If you are currently renting a premises or a house which does not belong to immediate family members in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri, you can now apply for the Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS) aid of RM200 a month from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). Based on an infographic shared by the HDC, […]

Housing Development Corporation headquarters closes temporarily

KUCHING: The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) headquarters at Wisma Sultan Tengah here is closed from today (Aug 26) until tomorrow (Aug 27). HDC said this closure is to allow sanitisation works to be carried out in efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. “In this regard, all affairs at the HDC headquarters counters will be […]

You can apply now for rental assistance scheme

KUCHING: Applications for the Residential Rental Assistance Scheme or Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS) are open to those currently renting in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri. Sarawak Housing Development Corporation (HDC) chief executive officer Mohamad Asman Ahmad said the SRAS was a rental assistance scheme of RM200 per month, for 36 months or three years’ […]

Chance for residents to own low-cost house

DARO: Eligible residents here will have an opportunity to own a low-cost house under the Rintis Programme Rumah Spekra (RSP) project at Skim Pasaran Kampung (SPK) Badong Daro. Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad said the project would benefit the people especially at SPK Badong Aga to have a comfortable home. “This project will provide loan facilities […]

Assemblyman lauds BKSS 5.0

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo described Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 5.0 as a good move by the Sarawak government in helping lessen the burden of people until the middle of this year amid the pandemic. He said discounts on utilities such as treated water supply and electricity will benefit the people as staying home […]

39 units of Rumah Spektra Permata to complete in mid-2022

DALAT: A total of 39 units of Rumah Spektra  Permata (RSP) will be built here and are expected to be completed in the middle of 2022. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony here today. Mukah division Resident Hamdiah Bakir, Housing Development Commission (HDC) […]

793 units of affordable housing to be delivered by yearend

SOME 793 out of 2,802 affordable housing and Spektra Permata House (RSP) units implemented by Housing Development Corporation (HDC) are expected to be delivered by year end. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas elaborated that 478 units are still on-going and 1,531 units are at various stages of implementation. “These are state-funded projects […]

50 RMR units planned at new site

MUKAH: Some 50 units of Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) are being planned at a new site at Kampung Tellian Jaya (Tellian Laut) here. It is understood that the site, probably near the junction of Jalan Tellian and Jalan Wawasan, was cleared a few years ago, complete with access road network. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said […]

RM50m for longhouse loan scheme

BINTULU: The Sarawak government has set aside allocations worth RM50 million for the longhouse loan scheme. This is to help build new longhouses or repair their dwelling units in rural areas. “This reflects the government’s concern for the wellbeing of rural population to ensure smoother construction of their longhouses,” said Assistant Minister in the Chief […]

HDC and company build widow’s house

Corporate Social responsibility KUCHING: A dream came true for a widow and her children who finally have a new house after staying in a temporary house since 2006 at Kampung No. 4, Jalan Patinggi Ali here. The new house was constructed under Housing Development Corporation’s (HDC) Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) programme though their Welfare, Sports […]