Deputy Minister Of PKP Affirms Miniature Type 36 And 40 Subsidy Houses

Deputy Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (Wamen PKP) Fahri Hamzah/ANTARA/Darianto

Deputy Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (Wamen PKP) Fahri Hamzah emphasized that subsidized houses must meet the minimum standards of types 36 and 40, as determined by the Constitutional Court, in order to ensure the feasibility and health of people's homes.

"In general, the concept for people's homes must be appropriate, must be large, must be healthy. That's why we use the 36 and 40 standards at least for people's homes," said Deputy Minister of PKP as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 3.

Previously, quoted from the draft Decree of the Minister of PKP Number / KPTS / M / 2025, the government plans to reduce the area of land and subsidized housing buildings.

For landed houses, the smallest land area will be 25 square meters and the highest is 200 square meters. Meanwhile, the building area is set at least 18 square meters and the area is 36 square meters.

In response to this, Fahri said the government was following the health home designs recommended by international institutions such as Habitat for Humanity, by paying attention to aspects of health, security, and interaction spaces in the family.

According to him, subsidized houses are designed for the long term, not just temporary shelters, but containers to form healthy families, children's learning areas, and social interactions that support quality life.

He emphasized that the concept of people's houses is different from rental houses or boarding houses because its function is more complex, so it requires adequate and proper space to meet family needs.

"The house was built in its long-term interest is to create a healthy family, there are places to study, are safe, and so on. There is a space for dialogue between family and so on. It's different from boarding houses or transit houses or rental houses for one person, that's different," he said.

The Deputy Minister of PKP said the concept of emergency housing such as at the disaster site requires a different approach, but subsidized houses must still refer to the 36 and 40 types standards as minimal measures.

In the context of land constraints in big cities, the government is now pushing for the construction of vertical housing or flats as a future solution to overcome the limited land for the construction of landed houses.

Fahri emphasized that regardless of the type of house, people's houses must still meet the types of at least 36 and 40 according to applicable regulations and become the national policy standard for public housing.

"Whatever the house is, still yes, the types are type 36 and 40. At least that. That's what is in our rules," said Fahri.