Najib: 80,000 units of affordable homes

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced the construction of 80,000 units of affordable homes for the medium income earners in the Klang valley and the Federal Territory.

He said 50,000 units would be built in the Klang Valley under the 1Malaysia People's Housing Project (PR1MA) and the remaining to be implemented by the Federal Territory and Urban Wellbeing Ministry.

"This means altogether 80,000 units of affordable homes will be built," he said when launching the PR1MA Alam Damai Cheras here.

Najib assured that the price of the houses under the project would be within a range affordable by those earning a monthly income of RM2,500 and RM7,000.

"Programme for this medium category is necessary because they are normally left out in the government's programme.

"For the poor, we have programmes like the People's Houses and we also have a programme for those staying in the rural areas," he added.