An Exploratory Study: The Situation of Low-income Housing Provision in Abuja
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ajupsc.v2i1.7379Keywords:
Housing policy, Housing providers, Housing provision, Low-income groups, Policy makers, Urban housingAbstract
Housing the urban poor in suitable conditions is an uphill battle in all countries of the world. Inadequate housing, however, is a more severe problem in developing countries like Nigeria. With a population of over 180 million, it has a housing shortage of more than 17 million units. The situation in Abuja, its capital city, is even worse due to the recent security challenges in Nigeria, rural-urban migration, and increasing population growth. To identify the low-income group and assess the barriers to low-income housing provision in Nigeria. An extant literature review of low-income housing provision in Nigeria was followed by stakeholder interviews. Literature review enabled grouping research stakeholders into policy makers, housing providers and end-users. The transcripts of the interviews were analysed using content analysis. The most compelling finding of the study is the inability to clearly define the characteristics of the low-income group in Nigeria within contemporary economic reality, which is influencing housing provision. The result of the study indicates that despite an attempt by the Nigerian national housing policy, low-income group remain undefined, which is a potent impediment to low-income housing provision in the country.
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