National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...

National Urbanisation PolicyUnder the 8 th MP, many low cost housingprogrammes such as Low Cost Public HousingProjects and Public Housing Programmes havebeen implemented in urban areas but to date are stillunable to address the issue of insufficient low costhousing. During the 8 th MP, the total number of lowcost housing provided was 200,519 units comparedto a target of 232,000 units. The lack of housingfor the low income group has led to the existenceof squatter settlements in the major cities in thecountry. These squatter settlements lack of properinfrastructure brought about many setbacks to theurban environment including social problems suchas child education, crime, drugs, delinquencyand others.In terms of social facilities, it was found thatthe provision of recreational areas is generallyinadequate for all towns in Malaysia. Moreover, thereis a problem of maintenance of facilities as well asbeing non-user friendly since the location and designof facilities do not take into account the needs ofcertain segments of the society such as the disabled,children and elderly. Vandalism of public propertiesalso exists and leads to not fully utilised facilities.213.0 Issues and Challenges