Labuan: A total of 112 units of Rumah Bantuan MAIWP at Ganggarak Permai here have been occupied by eligible asnaf recipients since July.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Rumah Bantuan MAIWP is part of a housing assistance programme implemented by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) for eligible recipients. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar stated that 72 of the units were distributed under the Hibah Programme, while the remaining 40 were offered through the Rent-to-Own Programme.

'Under the Hibah Programme, recipients receive their homes free of charge, while participants of the Rent-to-Own Programme pay between RM150 and RM250 monthly, depending on their age, until full ownership is achieved,' Mohd Na'im explained to reporters after visiting the occupants at Ganggarak Permai.

Mohd Na'im detailed that each house includes three bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a dry yard, with a floor area ranging from 800 to 850 square feet. Additionally, MAIWP has provided essential furnishings such as bed sets, wardrobes, a dining set, a gas stove and cylinder, kitchen cabinets, curtains, and safety grilles to ensure residents' comfort.

The minister highlighted that the first MAIWP housing project on the island incurred a total expenditure of RM33.83 million, with RM3.22 million allocated for household furnishings.