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 3: Housing

• The Guidelines for the Development of Age-Friendly Housings in the City Council of Penang Island Administrative Areas was implemented on 15 December 2022. It involves the development of integrated Age-Friendly Housing involving Independent Living Units (ILU) and Assisted Living Units (ALU).

• Supplying public housing schemes is an effort of the government to meet the wishes and needs of the people in Penang. The City Council of Penang Island’s People’s Housing Projects flats tenants are of various races and genders.

• The Security Contract at PPR Jalan Sungai was established in 2016.

The Council has appointed Matrix Megatech Sdn. Bhd. to provide a security control services in Jalan Sungai PPR Housing Scheme to ensure the safety of the residents, guarding the common area, public property and the owner's property in the housing scheme area.

• Fence Installation at MBPP Public Housing Scheme, Jalan Jelutong.

A survey study with residents was conducted at the MBPP Public Housing Scheme, Jalan Jelutong through the Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting (GRPB) project.

Fence installation is one of the needs/facilities chosen by the residents of this housing scheme.

This project has been implemented to ensure the safety of

1. Tenants and occupants
2. Council building/premises

• CCTV Installation

CCTV installations have been installed in several of Council's Public Housing Schemes, including:-

1. Skim Perumahan PPR Jalan Sungai
2. Skim Perumahan Awam Taman Free School
3. Skim Perumahan Awam Lebuh Cintra (People’s Court)

CCTV Installation is important in order to ensure the safety of tenants and occupants as well as to overcome vandalism problems and irregular waste disposal

• Improvement Projects:

1. Establishing a Cleaning Contract at PPR Jalan Sungai
2. Repainting the Exterior Building of Block C & D at MBPP Public Housing Scheme, Taman Free School
3. Repainting the Exterior Building of Blocks A, B, E-K at MBPP Public Housing Scheme, Taman Free School
4. Repainting the Exterior Building of Block A, C & D at MBPP Lebuh Cintra Public Housing Scheme

The purpose of this project is to ensure a clean, conducive and comfortable environment in MBPP Public Housing Scheme.

• Improvement Projects:

1. Provide ground floor 'railing' and 'ramp' at the MBPP Public Housing Scheme, Jalan Jelutong
2. Replacing the 'railing' on the stairs at Jalan Sungai PPR Housing Scheme
3. Repairing five (5) lift units at PPR Jalan Sungai

The Council has implemented several projects in order to ensure better accessibility for tenants and residents in the Council's public housing schemes.

• Projects and Programs:

1. Creating a space and providing exercise equipment at the Public Housing Scheme, Jalan Jelutong
2. Residents' dialogue session with Batu Uban Assemblyman YB A. Kumaresan, Councillors and MBPP at Sungai Nibong Scheme
3. "Green Penang’ Gotong-Royong or Communal Work in Sungai Nibong Scheme

Such projects and programs were held to create a space for leisure and social activities among tenants and residents of Majlis premises.