Increase public awareness on scheme
KUCHING: Public awareness on the Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS) needs to be further increased. In stating this, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Stakan chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said that one of the ways is to promote this benefit to major employers in Sarawak and increase news media to help disseminate information on how […]
City council responds to man’s plight
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Caring Society Programme under MBKS has recently assisted a man by making use of the emergency reserved unit at KMC flat to accommodate him and his family. Mayor of MBKS, Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the council has been notified by Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian […]
Rental assistance eligibility threshold now RM3,500
KUCHING: About 20,000 eligible households stand to benefit from a state government allocation of RM48 million for the Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS). Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Sarawak chief Mohamad Asman Ahmad said the household income eligibility threshold for SRAS applications has increased to RM3,500 per month It is accessible to tenants who work in […]
1,283 rental applicants approved for assistance under SRAS, says Deputy Premier
KUCHING: A total of 1,283 applicants have successfully applied for Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS), said Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said under the scheme, a total of RM163,000 has been paid to the landlord. “This is Sarawak government programme since last year in which we want to help those with […]
RM200 rental help and a new housing scheme
You can spend the money on new housing for the poor and homeless or you can spend it on a golf course or a football stadium. — Jello Biafra, American singer It is very important for Sarawakians to keep updated on new government schemes and plans formulated to assist them, the needy in particular. More […]
Union to assist fire victims apply for SRAS houses
SIBU: The Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) has offered to help four families, whose houses in Kampung Sentosa, Jalan Salim here were razed in a recent fire, apply for Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS). Its chairman Chambai Lindong, in a statement today (Oct 7), noted that the state government through Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was […]
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, […]
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’ […]
