Abstract
Abstract. Affordable housing was developed in order to give equal opportunity for middle and low-incomers in owning a house, especially in Malaysia. To make sure that these people can have a quality house, the National Housing Policy (DRN) with Pelan Tindakan DRN has been introduced by the Malaysian Government to not only provide adequate housing, but also a comfortable, fun and affordable for the wellbeing of the people in Malaysia (KPKT, 2011). Therefore, sustainability for housing is important to achieve balance between economic development, social interactions and environmental impact by reducing the problems related to population growth, urbanisation, slums, poverty, climate change, lack of access to sustainable energy, and economic uncertainty. One of the goals in DRN and Pelan Tindakan Dasar Perumahan Negara (PTDRN) is to provide an affordable housing and ensure the people from low-income can own a house. However, there is an issue towards assessing the sustainability level of affordable housing, especially in social aspects. This study will discuss on sustainability of affordable housing in Malaysia focused on social aspects. Assessment of spatial indicators was conducted to assess the indicator's implementation of social aspect of the sustainability model. The indicators used in this study include public community facilities, health, safety, religion, and public transportation. These indicators will determine the level of sustainability of the affordable housing. From the results, most of the affordable housing in Malaysia is in intermediate level of sustainability in term of social aspects. These results can help/guide the Government in planning and development in the future, especially with collaboration from private agencies and non-government organization (NGO).
Highlights
1.1 Background StudyHousing is a basic requirement that can enhance the quality of one’s life
This study focuses on assessing the sustainability level in terms of social aspect for affordable housing in Malaysia
The results show that most of the affordable housing in study area did not achieve the sustainability level in term of social aspect
Summary
1.1 Background StudyHousing is a basic requirement that can enhance the quality of one’s life. To make sure the people own a quality home, the National Housing Policy (DRN) was introduced by the Malaysian Government in providing adequate housing, comfortable, fun and affordable for the wellbeing of Malaysians (KPKT, 2011). To achieve the goal of DRN, the National Housing Department (JPN, KPKT) Malaysia produced Pelan Tindakan Dasar Perumahan Negara in 2012. The plans provide guidelines that are consistent with strategic goals and core of DRN (KPKT, 2012). In Malaysia, affordable housing was developed, so that middle and low-incomers were given equal opportunity in owning a house. Affordable housing in Malaysia were made affordable for household income, ranging from RM2, 500 to RM3, 999 (KPKT, 2011). In 2017, Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) proposed and classified the affordable housing into low cost, low-medium cost, and medium cost housing. The houses were priced differently in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak
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