Disaster-hit homeowners will be able to claim up to RM10,000 in federal home repair aid under Budget 2027, double the previous RM5,000 rate announced in the Budget speech on 9 October 2026 (PMO Budget speech).
The increase sits under the disaster-risk section of the Budget. The National Disaster Management Agency, or NADMA, is allocated RM260,000,000, while the government also says slopes, drainage systems and drains in local authority areas will be repaired and upgraded with nearly RM320,000,000.
For an owner whose house has just been hit by flood, landslide or another disaster, the difference between RM5,000 and RM10,000 is not cosmetic. RM5,000 can disappear into electrical checks, basic plumbing, doors and floor finishes. Doubling the ceiling gives families a better chance of making the house liveable before they take on private repairs.
The Budget speech did not set out the claim form, eligibility test or payment channel. Those details usually matter as much as the headline amount: owners will need proof of damage, identity and address documents, and an official disaster assessment before aid is released. Until NADMA or the relevant agency publishes the operating rules, households should keep photos, reports and repair receipts instead of relying on verbal promises at the scene.
The same Budget section also says 17 amphibious craft will be procured by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force to speed up rescue operations, and that the GDRN initiative by Yayasan GLIC and GLC will continue with a RM20,000,000 matching grant for disaster victims.
The Star and DayakDaily both carried the home-repair increase on Budget day. The figure to remember is the ceiling: RM10,000 is the maximum assistance named in the Budget speech, not a guaranteed payout for every damaged home.
Sources: PMO Budget 2027 speech, The Star, DayakDaily, FMT.
