Abstract:
Housing has come to be accepted on various platforms as one of the most essential
elements in our lives. The need to provide adequate, decent and affordable housing
has remained a top priority of every government in Ghana. This problem is further
heightened in the urban settings due to rapid urbanization. One critical element that
cannot be overlooked is the issue of providing affordable housing to public sector
workers. The study adopted the mixed approach method by purposively selecting
public sector worker in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. A total of 250 public sector
workers participated in the study from the four sub-metros of the metropolis using a
developed questionnaire with both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Findings from
the study indicate that public sector workers in Sekondi-Takoradi rely mostly on self enquiries and friends or relatives in their search for affordable housing by mostly
using their saving. The factors the influence their choice of affordable housing were
accessibility factors, housing characteristics and financial factors. Availability
accessibility and financial challenges were also identified as the challenges public
sector workers in Sekondi-Takoradi faced in getting affordable housing. It is
recommended that public sector agencies should assist their employees by building
apartments to accommodate them.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Geography Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(Geography Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2021