Residential Satisfaction and Housing Transformation in Tunga Low-Cost Estate, Minna, Nigeria

Abstract

Housing is an essential tool by which most individuals measure the quality of life. This study assesses the level of residents’ satisfaction in Tunga low-cost estate, Minna, Niger State with a view to suggest strategies to improve residents’ quality of life having examined housing conditions and adequacy of existing infrastructure. Residents’ socio-economic characteristics and satisfaction of housing conditions were obtained from household heads of the 175 sampled housing units using structured questionnaires. Residents’ assessments of their housing conditions and satisfaction of their housing were collected using a 5 point Likert scale ratings: Very Dissatisfied = 1, Dissatisfied =2, Undecided (Neutral) =3, Satisfied =4, Very satisfied =5 respectively The study reveals that the entire residents were fairly satisfied with the provision of facilities, utilities, services and infrastructure in the study. The data used for the study were from both primary and secondary data. A stratified and systematic random sampling was adopted as the technique for the study. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. It was discovered that residents of Tunga Low-Cost Housing Estate are dissatisfied with the existing condition of their housing units; thus, they involve in several kinds of alterations to the housing structures. Finally, the study recommends that both federal and state government should pay more attention to the rehabilitation of roads and drainages in public housing estates in the country and public housing developers should continue to improve the quality of dwelling units they construct in order to make the residents more satisfied with the units they occupy.