Housing for poor people

The main emphasis of Malaysia’s housing policy is on the provision of adequate, affordable and quality housing for all Malaysians. The government is encouraging the private sector to produce low-income housing at affordable prices. However, the scarcity and high cost of land in urban areas raise the costs of labour and materials and affect low-cost housing programs. This research is an overview to Malaysia’s low-cost housing needs and Malaysian approach to low-cost housing (LCH). In this study the process of a sample LCH has been defined and barriers and difficulties in constructing LCH have been discussed. The results confirmed that making balance between low income obligations and developer’s profit-making is the key element for building more LCH in the country.

Compared to 30 years ago, the meanings of house and housing have drastically changed. Standards have improved and satisfaction elements differ during these periods. Also, new legislation in different countries confirms that the opinion of governments has changed and they are more involved in Low-Income Housing, now. Malaysia as a developing country and one of Asia’s tigers is growing rapidly and is aiming to become a developed nation by 2020. Malaysia is a nation of two distinct geographical regions. Peninsular Malaysia includes large cities and has an active agricultural, industrial and service economy. Across the South China Sea lies East Malaysia. East Malaysia, spreading along much of the northern coast of the island of Borneo, is a land of forests and plantations.