KUALA LUMPUR City Hall will build council homes targeting the city’s young, single and working adults.

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said three locations had been identified for the project — Kampung Sungai Udang in Segambut; Razak Mansion in Sungai Besi; and Kampung Keramat in Titiwangsa.

He added the projects would be different from the People’s Housing Projects (PPRs) and each location would cater to a different segment of the population.

“These council homes are not available for purchase, but will be rented out to those deserving, especially fresh graduates and singles working in the service industry such as waiters and waitresses,” he said during the topping up ceremony at Residensi Pandanmas in Kampung Pandan.

Tengku Adnan said the project in Sungai Udang would comprise of 1,025 units measuring 900sq ft.

There will be condominium facilities and each unit will be rented out for about RM500 per month.

Catering to fresh graduates, only 500 units of 600 sq ft units will be built at Razak Mansion.

They will be rented out at around RM350 - RM400 per month and can only be rented out to a single individual for five years.

He added that the project in Kampung Keramat would be a dormitory design and rent was expected to be between RM50 and RM100.

“We have identified a location near an LRT station so it’ll be easy for them to travel to work,” he said.

“There will be common toilets and common living areas but the men and women will be segregated,” he said, adding the place could accommodate some 2,000 people.

The project in Sungai Udang will be fully borne by DBKL, while the other two will be joint-venture projects.

Also present at the event were Federal Territories Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan, Federal Territories Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Adnan Md Ikhsan and Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz.

On another matter, Tengku Adnan announced that the ministry has reduced the age limit for applicants of the Federal Territories Affordable Housing (Rumawip) scheme from 21 to 18.

“We want to encourage more young people to purchase their own properties.

"To this end, we have also increased the minimum monthly household income from RM6,000 to RM10,000 for bachelors and RM15,000 for those who are married,” he said.

He added the ministry has also introduced a ‘first come, first served’ method instead of drawing lots to obtain Rumawip units.

“We are also working with Bank Negara Malaysia and local banking institutions to allow buyers to qualify for 100% home loans,” he said.

Tengku Adnan said to tackle the housing issue, they had planned 80,000 units of houses under the Rumawip scheme.

“We planned for 50,000 houses in Kuala Lumpur, 20,000 houses in Putrajaya and 10,000 houses in Labuan, which will hopefully realise the dream of young adults to own a property,” he said.

As of this month, about 56% or 45,123 affordable homes units are in various stages of completion.