| Author | Ler, Ah Bee |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-89-20 |
| Subject(s) | Housing policy--Malaysia
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-89-20 |
| Abstract | Like most other developing countries, Malaysia is facing a serious problem of providing low cost houses in urban centres. In order to increase the supply, the Malaysian Government introduced in 1982 a mandatory requirement for private developers to construct at least 30 per cent of low cost houses in each of their housing development projects (the 30 percent policy) . Their ceiling price was set at M$25, 000 and the target group were the families with a household income of less than M$750 per month. In 1986, a another program called the Special Low Cost Housing Program (SLCH Program) was introduced in order to accelerate the implementation of the policy with the construction 240, 000 low cost houses in the 1986—1988 period. This program has a lot of incentives attached to it. The 30 per cent policy and the SLCH Program are still being implemented,
The present study reviews and evaluates the 30 percent policy by means of field survey, 2 project case studies , interviews and published materials . The study outlines the housing development process, and shows how the policy is being implemented and evaluates its implementation, leading to the identification of weaknesses and recommendations for improvement.
The study results show the policy has had a positive impact on the supply of low cost houses, but has not reached exactly the target group. Several issues were raised by the developers interviewed as to its implementation, including the financial viability of the policy at the ceiling price, due to problems such as high land cost, high land use and infrastructural standards, bureaucratic delays in project approval and lack of incentives and other regulatory problems . These issues were reviewed so as to establish the true weaknesses of the policy and recommendations were made for improvement in the implementation of the 30 percent policy.
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| Year | 1989 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-89-20 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Archer, Raymon W. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe ;Amin, A.T.M. Nurul
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |