Ministry Of PUPR: Subsidized Home Price Adjustments Need To Be Followed With Good Quality

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Housing revealed that adjustments to the selling price limit for subsidized landed houses in 2023-2024 for low-income people (MBR) need to be followed with better quality.

"Based on the direction of the Director General of Housing Iwan Suprijanto, if the support from the Directorate General of Housing we prepare regulations to maintain quality. That's what we need. Because after the implementation of the subsidized house price adjustment, it needs to be accompanied by better housing quality," said the Director of Public Houses and Commercial Directorate General of PUPR Housing Fitrah Nur representing the Director General (Dirjen) of Housing Iwan Suprijanto in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Friday, August 4.

He said that according to the direction of the Director General of Housing, Iwan Suprijanto, the quality of subsidized houses was the main concern because the house was intended for MBR.

"This is our concern, especially for MBR," said Fitrah Nur.

The Directorate General of Housing also sees that adjustments to subsidized housing prices in terms of developers need to be made because the price of house construction materials is currently experiencing a much larger increase. Thus, like it or not, price adjustments must be made.

"Based on the direction of the Director General of Housing itself, we provide incentives to developers who build subsidized houses for MBR through infrastructure, facilities and utilities (PSU), it is a commitment from the Directorate General of Housing," said Fitrah Nur.

The Ministry of PUPR has set a limit on the selling price of subsidized houses for landed houses in 2023-2024.

This rule is contained in the Decree of the Minister (Kepmen) of PUPR Number 689/KPTS/M/2023 concerning Land Area Limits, Floor Areas, and Limits on Selling Prices of Public Houses in the Implementation of Credit/Housing Financing Facilities for Housing Financing Liquidity, as well as the Subsidy of Housing Advance Assistance.

The decision was signed by the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono on June 23, 2023.

The Minister of PUPR Decree is a follow-up to the Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) of the Republic of Indonesia Number 60 of 2023 concerning Restrictions on Public Houses, Pondok Boro, Student Dormitory and Students, as well as Workers' Houses Freed from Imposition of Value Added Taxes.

As for this regulation, the highest selling price limits are divided into five regions. For Java (except for Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi) and Sumatra (except for the Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung, Mentawai Islands) for 2023 amounting to Rp162 million and starting in 2024 amounting to Rp166 million.

For the Kalimantan region (except for Murung Raya Regency and Mahakam Ulu Regency) in 2023 it is Rp. 177 million and starting in 2024 it is Rp. 182 million. For the Sulawesi, Bangka Belitung, Mentawai Islands, and Riau Islands (except for the Anambas Islands) it is Rp. 168 million for 2023 and starting in 2024 it is Rp. 173 million.

Maluku, North Maluku, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi), Anambas Islands, Murung Raya Regency, and Mahakam Ulu Regency for 2023 amounting to Rp181 million and starting in 2024 amounting to Rp185 million. Papua, West Papua, Central Papua, Papua Mountains, Southwest Papua, and South Papua for 2023 amounted to Rp234 million and starting in 2024 amounting to Rp240 million.