National Housing Dept reviewing household income report, affordable house price, says minister

Published on 20 Jul 2020 3:53:47 PM

The National Housing Department is reviewing the household income report and the new poverty line income (PLI) so that house prices can be adjusted to income for house ownership, Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Abd Mutalib told the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.

The Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister added that the study is being carried out in line with the announcement of the PLI and the new classification of households by the government.

Ismail said that when replying to a supplementary question from Jempol MP Datuk Mohd Salim Mohd Sharif on whether the current method of determining affordable house prices was in line with the people's financial capabilities.

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