Budget 2027: Disaster victim home repair assistance increased to RM10,000

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct: Government agrees to increase the disaster victim home repair assistance rate from RM5,000 to RM10,000 through Budget 2027.

Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the increase of RM5,000 or 100 per cent was part of the government's efforts to address disaster risk early.

"The government has agreed to increase the rate of disaster victim home repair assistance from RM5,000 to RM10,000", he said while presenting Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat, today.

Meanwhile, Anwar announced an allocation of RM260 million to the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA).

According to him, the government has so far managed to complete six Flood Border Plan (RTB) projects worth RM336 million, while 82 more projects are being implemented on schedule.

"From 2027, among the new projects to be implemented are RTB Kuching Town, Sarawak; Integrated River Development Project (PLSB) Golok River Phase 2, Kelantan; and PLSB Kemaman River, Terengganu.

"In addition, almost RM320 million has been allocated for repairs and upgrades of slopes, ditches and crevices in local authority areas (PBT) across the country", the Prime Minister said. -TVS.