Exploring issues and problems perceived by occupants of malaysian affordable housing

Abstract

The Malaysian government is giving greater emphasis on efforts to develop more affordable housing in order to solve the housing problem for low-income families. However, due to several factors, the supplies of affordable housing meet many problems. According to that, this paper aims to emphasize the significant problems related to affordable housing and set out various options that should be a priority in providing comprehensive solutions. Through the literature review, a total of 27 problems of five major categories have been identified. Data gathered from 189 respondents which comprise of owners and tenants of affordable housing using a questionnaire survey. The level of importance of the categories was measured and the relative importance of weights was ranked. The findings indicated that the most significant problems perceived by residents of affordable housing is related to financial while site and neighborhood problems category less significant. Hence, it is highly advisable to address these problems to ensure the sup-ply of affordable housing in the future will be more efficient and meet its goals.