Low Cost Housing Environment: Compromising Quality of Life?

The Malaysian Government provides for the lower income group with low cost housing that includes adequate playground area, community hall, landscaping and car parking; with accessible public schools, shops, public transport, medical centers and other commercial outlets. With these provisions, there are also frequent complaints from residents regarding the quality of these flats in terms of the building materials used the quality of construction, the sanitary system, the facilities provided, the location, the maintenance along with many social problems. Although this is the case, findings from a study showed that quality of life does exist for residents in this housing environment.