Rabu, 28 Agustus 2019

How To Provide Affordable Housing For Young Adults

By Anna Fox


Having a shelter is one of the basic needs that several people miss due to financial constraints and other reasons. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the government, together with close stakeholders in this industry to ensure that cost-effective houses are made available to everyone. However, due to the complexity of issues surrounding the process of providing public housing, not much has been achieved. Therefore, below is a discussion of various options that can facilitate the provision of affordable housing for young adults.

Choose cost-effective designs. Designers should come up with flexible plans that can accommodate the various needs of youths while at the same time, minimize the overall cost of constructing such houses. For example, one can come up with rooms that are proportional to the number of occupants. Similarly, the process should consider adopting cost-effective measures such as large-scale constructions to benefit from economies of scale.

Employ sustainable strategies. These are policies aiming at reducing construction costs so that the resulting renting expenses are as low as possible. This may include giving priority to local resources such as building materials and labor force. If the cost of rent is low, most low-income people would be able to afford a place to live in.

Develop residential areas comprising of people with various social and economic statuses. An economic and social diversity region is essential in the generation of equality among several people. There will be a house one can afford regardless of how little they earn. This is as opposed to high-status neighborhoods where young people may be forced to move out due to high rents everywhere.

Also, this can facilitate secure transition schemes where individuals can quickly shift from homelessness to stable and reliable homesteads without the fear of discrimination on whatever basis. The government should also consider coming up with multi-generational facilities. This should ensure that individuals maintain their homes even when the family grows large. This can be through renovations or extension of existing homesteads.

Companies should be encouraged to provide housing allowance for their junior employees. This is particularly beneficial to youths who are yet to establish their financial statuses. Most companies only provide housing for senior employees, leaving the junior ones struggling to survive. Hence, if they can be given allowances, more people will have a chance to attain financial stability and later find suitable homes.

Both public and private homeowners may consider establishing residentials where tenants can share standard utilities but still enjoy the privacy of their homes. For example, parking lots and playgrounds can be shared by several renters. This is aimed at reducing maintenance and rental costs.

Establishment of public house facilities. The federal government may opt to develop publicly owned residentials, which would then be managed by local authorities. Rent offered from such homes is usually calculated from a percentage of the resident's income. Therefore, even low-income youths can still afford to live in such places because the rent is proportional to one's financial ability.




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