Affordable Housing - eRumah

Other than pr1ma, there is actually another portal called eRumah, managed by Penang state government. eRumah is a portal for application of Projek Perumahan Rakyat (on rental basis), Low Cost Houses and Medium Low Cost Houses.

Below are the basic requirements to be eligible to apply:

• Malaysian
• 18 years old and above
• Never own a house (including house that had been sold)
• To apply for Projek Perumahan Rakyat, monthly total household income cannot be more than RM 1500
• To apply for Low Cost Houses, monthly total household income cannot be more than RM 2500
• To apply for Medium Low Cost Houses, monthly total household income cannot be more than RM 3500

Every application for Low/Medium Low Cost Houses will be proceed by the system according to place of birth, marital status, dependent, time of registration, years staying in Penang and so on. Priority will be given to those with family and dependent of at least 5.

If you fulfill the basic requirements, then you can proceed to register/check your eligibility by entering your IC number at the top right corner.

If you are not eligible, you will see below message.

Else, you can proceed for the registration. Just fill in all the required information correctly and choose the type and location (district) of houses that you wish to apply for. Once you complete the registration, you can always come back to the same portal to check for the application status.