KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Around 30 families facing economic hardship in Kuala Lumpur were grateful to be handed keys to their newly owned homes courtesy of Tenaga Nasional Berhad .The selected beneficiaries consist of hardcore poor families from the People Housing Projects and from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s Public Housing who have been renting there for some time now.
“Since the programme was introduced in 2007, a total of 879 homes across peninsular Malaysia have either been restored, rebuilt or financed which has cost over RM39.22 million. Kaniapan is working as a security guard at a clinic for one year now after being jobless for almost three years. Father of eight, Zaini Zaman Maphors is grateful to be among the lucky ones to be listed under the PBJ programme.
“All of my children are still studying, so I am supporting them with my wife, plus, my wife is an army pensioner, so we also have that as a source of income. 43-year-old Foo Huey Kuang and her husband, Lau Cheong Meng . — Picture courtesy of Tenaga Nasional Berhad “With this help, we won’t have to worry about rent or getting kicked out anymore and we can even save our ‘rent money’ to fix our home. We’re truly grateful to TNB,” Foo said.