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Table 4

Identified measures to improve housing provision in slum locations

Measure	Source(s)
Urban land subsidy to improve self-help scheme	Majority
Sustainable institutional framework to promote pro-urban housing for low-income earners and upgrade designated slums to habitable environment	P17, P21, P27, P30, P36, P38 and P40
Provide basic infrastructure in sub-urban to mitigate rural–urban migration	P2, P3, P6, P9, P22, P29, P35 and P38
Encourage alternative local building materials to mitigate the high cost of building materials because of the naira devaluation	P13, P16 – P20, P25, P28, P30, P34, P35 and P39
Address internal insecurity to mitigate internally displaced person locations (majority are slums)	P6, P10, P23 and P30
Encourage rent-to-own schemes with government support in urban locations	P11, P14, P23, P28, P33, P36, P38 and P40
Political will is required to address delivery affordable housing for low-income earners	P1 - P7, P17, P23, P28, P33, P37 and P39
Transparency and accountability are critical factors that can influence housing programmes to the right beneficiary	P13, P20, P24, P27, P34 and P35 - P39
Pro-employment programmes for low-income earners, especially habitats in slum locations	Majority
The government should encourage local production of building materials to mitigate high costs	Majority
Downward review of Monetary Policy Rate to address hyperinflation	Majority
Pro-poor programmes targeted at upgrading slums to a habitable environment	Majority
The government should improve low-income earners’ accessibility to housing mortgages via soft loans with relaxed conditions	Majority
Review housing policy to address database and affordable housing issues	Majority
Improve awareness of basic hygiene in low-income locations	Majority
Sensitisation of basic ways to manage infectious diseases in low-income locations	Majority

Measure	Source(s)
Urban land subsidy to improve self-help scheme	Majority
Sustainable institutional framework to promote pro-urban housing for low-income earners and upgrade designated slums to habitable environment	P17, P21, P27, P30, P36, P38 and P40
Provide basic infrastructure in sub-urban to mitigate rural–urban migration	P2, P3, P6, P9, P22, P29, P35 and P38
Encourage alternative local building materials to mitigate the high cost of building materials because of the naira devaluation	P13, P16 – P20, P25, P28, P30, P34, P35 and P39
Address internal insecurity to mitigate internally displaced person locations (majority are slums)	P6, P10, P23 and P30
Encourage rent-to-own schemes with government support in urban locations	P11, P14, P23, P28, P33, P36, P38 and P40
Political will is required to address delivery affordable housing for low-income earners	P1 - P7, P17, P23, P28, P33, P37 and P39
Transparency and accountability are critical factors that can influence housing programmes to the right beneficiary	P13, P20, P24, P27, P34 and P35 - P39
Pro-employment programmes for low-income earners, especially habitats in slum locations	Majority
The government should encourage local production of building materials to mitigate high costs	Majority
Downward review of Monetary Policy Rate to address hyperinflation	Majority
Pro-poor programmes targeted at upgrading slums to a habitable environment	Majority
The government should improve low-income earners’ accessibility to housing mortgages via soft loans with relaxed conditions	Majority
Review housing policy to address database and affordable housing issues	Majority
Improve awareness of basic hygiene in low-income locations	Majority
Sensitisation of basic ways to manage infectious diseases in low-income locations	Majority

Source(s): Authors’ work