ASANKA BRENDON RATNAYAKE

People sleeping on pavement

Homeless people sleep on a pavement between a major intersection in Yangon in front of the illuminated Sule Pagoda at night. With rent prices increasing, Yangon is facing an affordable housing shortage. Affordable housing has become a key area of focus for the government and US$100 million has been budgeted in the fiscal year (2015-16) to build 10 affordable housing projects with 18,000 new units, according to the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development (DHSHD). Seven of these projects will be in Yangon.

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Homeless people sleep on a pavement between a major intersection in Yangon in front of the illuminated Sule Pagoda at night. With rent prices increasing, Yangon is facing an affordable housing shortage. Affordable housing has become a key area of focus for the government and US$100 million has been budgeted in the fiscal year (2015-16) to build 10 affordable housing projects with 18,000 new units, according to the Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development (DHSHD). Seven of these projects will be in Yangon.