GEORGE TOWN, April 6 -- The Penang state government will begin a compliance review process requiring ineligible occupants to vacate Program Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) units, to ensure the housing benefits only those who qualify.

State Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo said about 30 per cent of existing occupants in Penang's PPR and State Rental Housing (RSKN) units are no longer eligible to continue living there.

He said tenants who have overstayed or exceeded income eligibility under PPR and RSKN guidelines will need to vacate the units to make way for others.

"We have issued 18 notices to those who have stayed for a long time and those who have lost eligibility due to increased household income in our pi...