Demystifying the low cost housing issues in Malaysia/Wan Sumayyah Syahidah Wan Mohamad, Mohd Rozaimy Ridzuan & Noor Amira Syazwani Abd Rahman

Wan Mohamad, Wan Sumayyah Syahidah and Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy and Abd Rahman, Noor Amira Syazwani (2019) Demystifying the low cost housing issues in Malaysia/Wan Sumayyah Syahidah Wan Mohamad, Mohd Rozaimy Ridzuan & Noor Amira Syazwani Abd Rahman. Gading Journal for the Social Sciences: Special Issue for KONAKA 2018, 22 (00). ISSN 2600-7568

Abstract

A sound housing policy is always becoming a major priority for all governments around the world, especially in the endeavor to provide low cost housing for the low income group people. There is an urgent need for the government to build low cost housing as it offers affordable housing to the low income group. However, low cost housing is always associated with problems. Hence, the main objective of this concept paper is to identify issues that hampered the quality of low cost housing in Malaysia. A thorough review of literatures has been carried out and the findings are spelled out by classifying them into four categories: Maintenance and Management, Structural and Building Materials, Provision of Public Facilities, and External Environment. These are among the areas of concern that need to be rectified to ensure that low income earners are able to own a conducive house. This study concludes that exploring low cost housing residents’ feedback on the issues is effective in order to design a quality low cost housing. Without adequate, affordable and quality housing, even the right to live and definitely the quality of life can be seriously jeopardized.

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Wan Mohamad, Wan Sumayyah Syahidah
wansumayyah@uitm.edu.my
Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy
rozaimy@uitm.edu.my
Abd Rahman, Noor Amira Syazwani
amirarahman@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Land use > Real estate business. Real property > Residential property. Residential real estate. Condominiums
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Industry > Industrial policy. The state and industrial organization
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Gading Journal for the Social Sciences: Special Issue for KONAKA 2018
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Gading Journal for the Social Sciences (GADINGSS)
ISSN: 2600-7568
Volume: 22
Number: 00
Keywords: Low Cost Housing, Housing Policy, Maintenance Problems, Low Income Group
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29315
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