Relocation Experience of Urban Under-served Households

The study aimed to understand the lived experience of families that were moved from urban under-served settlements to government built low-income high-rises. 735 households were surveyed, which included households that had moved into allotted apartments in the high-rises, and for comparison purposes, those still living in under-served settlements awaiting allotment of houses in high-rises. The data collected from these households comprised of perceptions and lived experiences of the surveyed population. This data provides an exhaustive list of explanatory variables relating to housing and respondent characteristics, social connectedness, perceptions of security and vulnerability to external shocks. This particular dataset, therefore, is useful for researchers, policy makers and urban planners understand prevailing issues in relocation processes, and to enhance the well-being of existing dwellers in high-rises. This dataset is equally useful for planning future resettlement processes with “lessons learnt” from existing resettlement processes. It is also useful for researchers to identify patterns and trends visible within the community to prescribe policy solutions for urban under-served settlements. For more: [e-mail]