‘Look beyond basic needs in affordable housing’ Pix for representational purpose only.
PETALING JAYA: It is not right to assume that those residing in their own houses or apartment units are far from living in poor conditions.
A family of six or seven living in a tiny 600sq ft flat that they own may still find it difficult to put meals on the table.
In such households, the income level may not be high enough to ensure that everyone gets a minimum amount of nutritional food and basic non-food essentials, Khazanah Research Institute director Dr Suraya Ismail told
theSun.
Getting proper housing at decent prices or rental rates still remains a major challenge for many families in the country, she said, adding that provision of housing is usually left to private developers, who invariably focus on catering to middle-to-upper class households.