ASSESSMENT OF INCREMENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN KAFANCHAN,KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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Incremental housing development is the gradual and piecemeal improvement or expansion of dwelling units by households. This study investigates the changing aspects of incremental housing development in Kafanchan, with a view to discovering the factors responsible for thisdecision and development. The objectives of the research include assessment of socio-economic characteristics, stages of incremental housing development, willingness to pay for installment building approval, payment approach for building approval and analyze the challenges encountered by the developers of incremental houses in Kafanchan. Numbers of buildings in the wards were calculated. Kafanchan A 1,010 buildings, Kafanchan B 1,728 buildings, Kaninkon 4,350 buildings, Maigizoh 2,887 buildings and Takau 867 buildings. These amounted to 10,842 buildings and 7% of the buildings representing households were sampled. Descriptive analysiswas used to analyse incremental housing development in the study area. Results revealed that more than 50% of the residents in the study area were low-income earners and poor because their monthly income is below the international poverty line, which is $3.00 per person per day which is equivalent to ₦4,378 per person per day in Nigerian currency. Majority of the inhabitants of the study area were willing to make payment for building approval on quarterly basis. Findings revealed that, the main challenges encountered by housing developers include rising cost of land, complex land acquisition process and scarcity of land with the necessary infrastructure for development among others. The paper recommends that the Government should intensify poverty alleviation and entrepreneurial schemes in the state. The Government should design policies that will be favourable to low and medium-income earners. Government, Non-Governmental Organisations, Faith Base Organisations and individuals should assist in providing more infrastructural facilities in the study area.
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