An evaluation into the effectiveness of employer assisted housing in Kenya
Abstract
Housing is a basic need. Improvement in housing stock is a strategically important social and
economic investment and governments all over the world employ different strategies to ensure
that their people are adequately housed. Housing has remained a major concern to the
government and since Kenya attained its independence in 1963, the Government has addressed
shelter issues through various initiatives. Despite the interventions, housing demand far exceeds
supply and consequently a big proportion of the population live in deplorable conditions. Home
ownership is still very low and the average earning employees cannot afford financing to buy the
low cost and median priced houses in Kenya. Further, the approaches formulated to incentivize
employers to assist their employees own houses are not lucrative enough to ensure that the
employers voluntarily participate in their economic interest.
The objectives of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of employer assisted housing
strategy in housing delivery in Kenya as proposed in the housing policy. It explored the
framework of EAH, the level of implementation by employers, the level of benefit to employees,
affordability under EAH programs and challenges faced in implementation of the programs
Citation
Masters of arts in valuation and property managementSponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
Department of real estate and construction management