One Million Affordable Homes Under 13MP To Address Housing Gap
Business Today, 31 July 2025
A total of one million affordable housing units will be developed nationwide between 2026 and 2035 under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced today.
Tabling the 13MP in the Dewan Rakyat, Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said the initiative will be implemented through various programmes, including Residensi MADANI, the Public Servants Housing Scheme, the New Home Construction Assistance Programme, the Affordable Housing Scheme and Rumah Bakat MADANI.
“The government remains committed to ensuring access to quality, affordable and inclusive housing,” he said.
As of this year, 180,000 units have been completed, while another 235,000 are under construction. However, Anwar acknowledged that structural issues such as the mismatch between housing supply and demand, as well as property prices beyond the reach of many, continue to pose challenges.
To address these concerns, the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme and Rent-to-Own (RTO) programme will be expanded, enabling more low- and middle-income Malaysians to purchase homes.
Anwar said the adoption of modern construction technologies, such as the Industrialised Building System (IBS) and Building Integrated Management, will expedite housing delivery and reduce costs, particularly for public housing projects.
He also highlighted Kota MADANI in Putrajaya, a collaboration between the government and Putrajaya Holdings, as a model for future affordable housing development.
“This approach offers citizens not only a place to live, but a meaningful urban lifestyle that integrates progress with values, modernity with ethics and technology with humanity,” he said.
The 13MP, themed Melakar Semula Pembangunan (Redesigning Development), covers the period from 2026 to 2030 and aims to reform the country’s socio-economic agenda in line with the Malaysia MADANI framework.
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