# The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT): Functions, Agencies, and the Laws It Administers

> KPKT (Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan) is the Malaysian federal ministry responsible for affordable housing, local government, town planning, fire and rescue, solid waste, landscaping, and moneylender/pawnbroker licensing, overseeing agencies such as JBPM (Fire and Rescue), PLANMalaysia, and the housing strata tribunal.

- Category: government
- Language: en
- Status: published
- Updated: 2026-08-14
- Canonical: https://negaraku.md/en/government/ministry-of-housing-local-government-kpkt

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When your rubbish is not collected, when a fire-safety certificate is due, and when a developer hands over your flat two years late — the same federal ministry sits behind all three. The **Ministry of Housing and Local Government**, *Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan*, universally known as **KPKT**, is the Malaysian federal ministry for affordable housing, local government, town planning, fire and rescue, solid waste, landscaping, and community credit. Its headquarters is at No. 51, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya. The minister is **Nga Kor Ming** and the deputy minister is **Datuk Hajah Aiman Athirah binti Sabu**.

## What are KPKT's main functions?

KPKT organises its work into eight main functions: **affordable housing, urban planning, landscape development, local government empowerment, firefighting and rescue, solid waste management, community empowerment, and community credit and pawnbroker companies**. Its headline housing goal is the construction of **500,000 housing units** nationwide, aimed at the B40 and M40 income groups, under the **12th Malaysia Plan**.

## Which agency and law sits behind each function?

Most rankings stop at a bulleted agency list. Here is the map that matters: each function, the body that delivers it, and the Act of Parliament it rests on.

| Function | Agency / body | Governing law |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affordable & regulated housing | National Housing Department (JPN); SPNB | Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (Act 118) |
| Strata living & disputes | Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management | Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757) |
| Urban & rural planning | PLANMalaysia (Federal Dept of Town and Country Planning) | Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) |
| Local government | Local Government Department (JKT) | Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) |
| Firefighting & rescue | Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) | — |
| Solid waste & cleansing | National Solid Waste Management Dept (JPSPN); SWCorp | Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) |
| Landscape | National Landscape Department (JLN) | — |
| Community credit & pawnbroking | KPKT licensing function | — |

Federal departments under the ministry include JBPM, JKT, JPN, and JPSPN. Federal agencies include the Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management, the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Training Institute (I-KPKT), and SWCorp. The official portal also lists PLANMalaysia, JLN, SPNB, Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia, and URBANICE Malaysia.

## Where do I go for my problem?

- **A delayed or defective housing project:** developer conduct is licensed under the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966; monetary claims go to the **Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management**.
- **A strata / management-corporation dispute:** the **Strata Management Act 2013 (Act 757)** sets the framework and by-laws, and the same tribunal hears the case.
- **A fire-safety certificate or inspection:** the **Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM)**.
- **Missed rubbish collection or public cleansing:** in states that have adopted **Act 672**, this runs through **SWCorp** and JPSPN.
- **Planning approval or a council matter:** your **local authority**, operating under the **Local Government Act 1976** and the **Town and Country Planning Act 1976**.

## When did the ministry get its current name?

In its current form the ministry was established on **16 May 2013**, succeeding earlier bodies including the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government and, later, the Ministry of Local Government Development. On **13 December 2023** the Cabinet decided to rename the Ministry of Local Government Development back to the **Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT)**; the change was announced on **26 December 2023** and gazetted under the Ministerial Functions Act 1969.

## What's next

If you have a live housing or strata complaint, the **Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management** is the low-cost KPKT channel; for planning, licensing, waste, or municipal-service matters, start with your **local authority**, which operates under the framework KPKT sets. For agency-level detail, see the pages for the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) and PLANMalaysia.

## Sources

- Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malaysia) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Local_Government_(Malaysia) (Wikipedia)
- KPKT Now Known As Ministry Of Housing And Local Government — https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2257411 (BERNAMA)
- Portal Rasmi Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan — https://www.kpkt.gov.my/ (Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT))
- Local Government Act 1976 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1976 (Wikipedia)
- Strata Management Act 2013 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strata_Management_Act_2013 (Wikipedia)
- Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 — https://commonlii.org/my/legis/consol_act/hdala1966416/ (CommonLII)
- Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Waste_and_Public_Cleansing_Management_Act_2007 (Wikipedia)

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