{"id":19109,"date":"2022-11-18T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=19109"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:22:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:22:13","slug":"affordable-housing-programme-remains-ongoing-in-mukah-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/2022\/11\/18\/affordable-housing-programme-remains-ongoing-in-mukah-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Housing Programme Remains Ongoing in Mukah Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rumah Spektra Permata<\/em> (RSP) \u2013 an affordable housing scheme by the Sarawak Government implemented through the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) \u2013 was introduced in Mukah Division in 2019, with the construction of 22 RSP units at Skim Pembesaran Kampung<\/em> (SPK) Igan and 20 units at SPK Tian in Matu District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The completed RSP project at SPK Igan, Matu. Photo from UKAS\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since then, several other RSP projects have been in progress at various stages across the division, including districts of Dalat, Daro and Mukah (Table 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(RSP) is set to bring changes and development to the rural areas by way of developing new settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Housing statistics for Sarawak (2020). Screenshot from Department of Statistics Malaysia official portal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a housing programme meant for the low-income group, especially those in the rural areas \u2013 enabling them to own homes through the Land and Survey Department\u2019s Skim Penempatan Semula<\/em> (SPS) and the SPK,\u201d said chief executive officer of HDC En Mohamad Asman bin Hj Ahmad in a statement<\/a> in June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the unit price ranging from RM90,000 to RM160,000 (excluding the Land and Survey Department\u2019s land premium), RSP houses are constructed utilising the industrialised building system or IBS<\/a> and completed within 10 months.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A RSP unit at SPK Igan, Matu in September 2020. Photo from Mutiara Mortgage & Credit Sdn Bhd Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Each unit comes in forms of either a single-storey terrace or single-storey detached on stilts with a minimum area size of 750 to 850 square feet, and consists of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prospective homeowners who wish to apply for RSP units can do so at their respective elected representative\u2019s office, and only those meeting requirements such as the following are given priority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n