Liputan6.com, Jakarta - The Indonesian government is planning to build 10 million home units within the next 5 years. In 2015 itself, it is expected that the country is capable of building 1 million units of homes for its people to live in.
Specifically, the government is targeting those with low-incomes and attempting to provide them with homes with reasonable price so they could afford it. The low-income citizens have become the source of backlog number which has reached 15 million units.
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In trying to provide homes for the people with low income, President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has instructed the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing to help individuals with low income by giving them the access to convenient housing with reasonable price and options for the payment.
"First of all, we are going to cut the price of the down payment from 5% to 1%, we have agreed to this one," The Minister of Public Housing and Public Works, Basuki Hadimuldjono said at the Presidential palace, Jakarta, Monday (2/03/2015).
Apart from the lowered price of down payment, the low-income individuals will also be given the privilege of 20 years of instalment so the amount they pay each year will be greatly reduced.
Furthermore, Jokowi has also decided to lower the rate of interest from 7,5% and now becoming 5%. Apart from that, the government is also planning to give business credits (KUR) to certain groups of people deserving such aid. This is to facilitate people with who do not have fixed income.
"So for example, a taxi driver, he may not have an access to banks because he has no insurance or assurances. Our program is to target these people and help them," Basuki continued.
There are also government programs for individuals with income less than Rp 4 million a month that provide homes and also apartments for individuals with income no less than Rp 7 million per month. (Akp/Tnt)