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Turn to p. 222. Chapter 13 Housing the People -Problems faced -Solutions -Nation-building. 1. Shortage of Housing. Why? 1. Increase in Population 2. S’pore Improvement Trust (SIT) did not build enough homes 3. Neglect of housing during WWII

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  1. Turn to p. 222 Chapter 13Housing the People -Problems faced-Solutions-Nation-building

  2. 1. Shortage of Housing • Why?1. Increase in Population2. S’pore Improvement Trust (SIT) did not build enough homes3. Neglect of housing during WWII • Problems before 1960- insufficient housing/ half a million lived in slums/squatters

  3. Turn to p. 223 2. Roof over our heads Q: How did the govt solve the housing problems?

  4. 2. A Roof over our Heads 2.1 Solutions1. Set up HDB (1960) - 5 Year Building Programme2. Make best use of land3. keep cost low4. Resettlement - persuasion by leaders/ compensation5. Built flats rapidly (eg. Bukit Ho Swee fire incident - 9 mths/ 5 blocks of flats)

  5. 2.3 Results (p.226) • 1960s - low cost flats • Home Ownership Scheme (1964) • Central Provident Fund (1968) Why so successful?1. Strong govt support/ fundings2. Legal powers to resettle squatters3. Hard work of Lim Kim San

  6. 1960s many squatters low cost (1-2 room) simple design $800 income ceiling 1970s one third in HDB flats 3-4 room better design estates raise maximum income level Set up HUDC 2.4 Changing with the Times

  7. Turn to p. 229 3. Building a Nation,Forging a Bond Question: How did the govt promote a sense of belonging and forge a bond?

  8. Ownership -one would stand to defend an asset Many races - different races in the same housing estate -racial tolerance/cohesive Community centres (housing estate) Residents’ Committee (neighbourhood) 3. Building a Nation

  9. Turn to p. 232 3. Looking Back and Planning AheadQuestion: Compare our past success and our future aspirations

  10. Looking Back well-planned housing estates high-rise housing and no slums standard of living improved Looking Ahead even spread of population good transport systemeg MRT better quality in design promote sense of nation-building 4. Looking Back / Planning Ahead

  11. Turn to p. 236 A. Briefly describe the housing conditions in S’pore before 1960 • insufficient housing (explain why?) • poor housing conditions / many people lived in slums/ squatter settlements

  12. Solutions B. Explain how the govt tried to solve the housing problem from 1960 to 1975. 1960 -69 : mainly 1 to 2 room flats/ (explain P. La. C. re . + Homeownership scheme + CPF) • 1970 -75 : people become richer/ 3-4 room flats, raised max. income ceiling/ HUDC flats for those who cannot buy HDB flats

  13. Nation-building C. ..housing programme …played an important role in promoting sense of belonging and forging a bond..” Do you agree? • Yes.. (S’pore citizen / Explain O.M. C. ) • No..people may not want to participate in activities that help them to get to know their neighbours… • Conclusion: more reasons for….

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