Deputy minister Jalaluddin Alias said the move to speed up the process was to clear the backlog of applications for public housing units as well as PPR homes.

“The number of units that can be offered is limited compared to the applications received. From 2019 to August this year, Kuala Lumpur City Hall received 9,948 rental applications for PPR units.

“Of the total, 627 applications were approved, while 920 applicants are still waiting for vacant units,” he said during the question-and-answer session at the Dewan Negara here today.

He was responding to a question from Senator Nuridah Mohd Salleh who asked about measures taken to overcome the backlog of applications for PPR units, specifically in the federal territory.

Jalaluddin said enforcement will also be stepped up to evacuate units where tenants were found to have breached the rental agreement, such as by subletting their units and not living there.

“In 2020, a total of 880 enforcement notices were issued and of that number, 309 units were evacuated. More units can be offered to applicants who are still on the waiting list,” he said.

Rental agreements will also be revised to manage the tighter screening of new applications and extensions of the rental period, he said.