Big thanks to Sarawak Government for the financial aid to state's civil servants and federal staff

Syukur alhamdullilah our state civil servants will receive special financial assistance amounting to one and-a-half months under the 2022 State Budget. We thank our Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who announced this yesterday after chairing the 2022 State Budget Special Meeting. The financial assistance is also to recognise our 24,000 civil servants' contributions and services in handling the government’s machinery during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our Chief Minister had also announced a RM500 special assistance for all the 126,000 federal civil servants in Sarawak as a recognition of their contributions in helping our state to prosper.  

On another matter, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari also announced the new Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme, to be introduced next year that will provide cash assistance of up to RM10,000 to B40 and M40 home buyers for payment of housing deposit and will be managed by Mutiara Mortgage and Credit Sdn Bhd (Mutiara).

The assistance is applicable to affordable housing projects sanctioned by the state government with a sum of RM10 million will be allocated in 2022 Budget that will benefit about 1,200 home buyers. Our government will also continue to intensify efforts to provide affordable housing to the people, address end financing problems among the low-income group and alleviate cost pressure in the housing market.

As such, related projects and initiatives will continue to be implemented including construction of affordable housing, extension of village resettlement scheme, and urban renewal projects throughout the state with an allocation of RM189 million.

Other projects and initiatives include "Repairs of Houses for the Poor" with an allocation of RM80 million, and "Longhouse Repairs Programme" of which RM50 million will be made available to rebuild and repair dilapidated longhouses in Sarawak.

The “Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme" that provides rental assistance of RM200 per month for up to 36 months or three years, of which a sum of RM48 million will be made available for this purpose; and provision of loan assistance to low-income groups [B40] and middle income groups (M40) home buyers through Mutiara Mortgage and Credit Sdn Bhd of which RM50 million was allocated.