An investigation of the low-income housing strategy in Namibia: A case study of the Okuryangava suburb in the City of Windhoek in the Khomas region
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2018
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University of Namibia
Abstract
The study was aimed at investigating the strategy used by the Namibian government in providing housing to the low-income families in the Okuryangava suburb in the Khomas Region. Simple random and purposive sampling methods were selected for this study. A questionnaire and interview schedule were used as instruments for data collection. The study found that government programmes in place for housing provision for the low-income people fail to meet their objectives and housing demands due to certain challenges that exist in the housing provision sector. Amongst these challenges are the non-availability of serviced land, inflation and interest rate hikes, limited budget allocation for housing developments, low affordability levels, and the absence of local and cheap alternative building materials. The study concludes that government strategy for addressing housing need for the low-income people is not effective; hence, the following need to be done in order to effectively attain its objectives: a) introduction of alternative cheap building materials; b) involve the private sector and; c) increasing funding to the housing sector.
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration
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Low-income housing, Okuryangava