The SPK project introduced by the Sarawak government and implemented through the Land and Survey Department aims to raise the living standard of the beneficiaries.
Theses includes villagers and longhouse dwellers.
The schemes provide residential lots with comfortable, planned and equipped housing and are equipped with various basic facilities such as road connectivity, drainage system, as well as water and electricity supply, in which the cost will be bear by the Sarawak government.
Typically, the announcement for the scheme application is made through the Land and Survey Department’s website where they called for applicants to contact the respective divisional office for more information.
For instance, the most recent announcement on SPK by the department calls out for application for Kampung Gedong which started on 23 April this year.
Those interested or have any inquiries may contact SPK Gedong Baru, the Land and Survey Department Samarahan Division at 082-671213 or email landsurvey@sarawak.gov.my.
The Government has also introduced new policy to upgrade the specifications and components of basic infrastructure in the new SPK scheme that will be implemented.
According to the press release by Land and Survey Department, both SPK and Resettlement Scheme (SPS) will be introducing new improvements including providingbasic infrastructure such as the road connectivity which has been upgraded from gravel road to tar-sealed road.
The SPS and SPK projects are more structured as the upgrade includes basic infrastructure such as the upgrade of gravel road to tar-sealed road.
Another improvement is filled walls and the upgrade of drainage system from earth drain to concrete drain.
The cost of the project can range between RM100, 000 to RM120, 000 per lot.
Another new Government initiative in both SPK and SPS is to the reduction of the premium rate by 50 per cent for residential lots that are not more than RM2500 per lot.
This initiative will help to alleviate the burden of people of low-income category that are involved in the schemes to settle the payment of premiums.
In the rising demand of housings in an increased population, SPK can be viewed as a solution to accommodate the growing population and also the demand for affordable housing
Aside from that, the scheme also helps to resolve problems pertaining to slums and squatters.
Priorities for the selection and distribution of lots in SPK and SPS are as follow: –
- Must be of Malaysian citizens and residents of Sarawak aged 21 years old and above, married with family
- The applicants must consist of extended families from the same village
- Applicants does not have a housing lot
- Applicants comes from low-income category or poor family
- Applicants are involved in natural disaster
- Special cases recommended by the Selection Committee (for example, families who need a house lot after being approved with the help of a house builder)
(Source: Land and Survey website)
Applications must be made online through the ARES System which is accessible on the official website of the Sarawak Land and Survey Department, https://landsurvey.sarawak.gov.my.
Details of the applications submitted are kept confidential and are only used for this application process only.
For more information, those interested in applying for SPK can reach out to the Land and Survey Department offices’ during office hours.
