THE HOUSE FACILITATION FOR THE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY: A STUDY ON THE SELF-RELIANCE HOUSING STIMULUS PROGRAM

Abstract

There have not been many studies examining the success of the Self-Reliance Housing Stimulus Program in improving the quality of habitable houses from the perspective of the low-income communities. This study tries to explore the success of the program in improving the quality of the habitable houses before and after getting the support by surveying 388 lowincome households in cities and regencies located in the Central Java Province. The result of the research shows that with the program has helped the low-income people to improve the quality of their houses. The increase can be seen in the physical factors of the building, the environmental, and the health factors.