APPENDIX

RESEARCH QUESTIONAIRE

The Questionnaire contain of Six (6) Themes made up of Sections A –

F. Instructions:

 Participants may be allowed not to write their personal details on

the questionnaire.
 Privacy and anonymity are completely definite, only the investigative
researcher and the supervisors will have admittance to the participants‟
information.
 Participants can withdraw their involvement in the questionnaire administered
or interview
 Participants are entreated to give a comprehensive response of the
questionnaire as reliably as possible.
 They are expected to return the finished questionnaire after two weeks
of acceptance.

THEME A
Demographic profile of participants
Please write your answer by making a tick (√) in the appropriate box.

1. Gender of respondents

Male

Female

2. Age range of respondents

18- 25

26 – 35

36 – 45

46 – 55
Above 55
 3. Please indicate your educational status

Primary level

Secondary level

Tertiary level

Others specify

4. Please indicate your marital status

Single

Married

Divorced

Widowed

5. Occupation of respondents

Civil service

Trading

Professional services

Others

6. No of family size

Less than 4

More than 5

More than 6

Others

Economic Status of participants

Please kindly tick in the appropriate box

 7. What is your monthly expenses range on municipal
services 201 – 350

351 – 450

451 – 550

551 – 650

Above 651

8. What is your monthly income range South

African Rand? 7501 – 10000

10001 – 13000

13001 – 16000

16001 – 19000

19001 and above

9. What is your monthly income in Naira

21,000 – 40,000

41,000 – 60,000

61,000 – 80,000

81,000 – 100,000

101,000 and above

10 Average payable rent on the apartment

occupied 0 – 300R

351 – 450
451 – 550
551 – 650

Over 651

THEME B

Housing need of beneficiaries

1. Housing needs of beneficiaries

Rental Home

owner

Living with family members

2. Type of apartment

One room self -contain

Two bedroom flat

Three bedroom flat

Duplex

Others

3. Condition of the house

Good

Poor

Fair
 4. Condition of toilet and bathroom

facilities Good

Poor

Fair

5. Condition of kitchen facilities

Good

Poor

Fair

6. Condition of the plumbing facilities

Good

Fair

Poor

7. Condition of the environment

Good

Fair

Poor

8. Available water supply sources

Bore hole

Well
Water services

Others

9. State of electricity

24hrs/ daily

less than 24hrs

less than 6hrs

Others

10. Do you benefit from the government employees housing scheme?

No

Yes
THEME C
OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
1. Are the inhabitants of the estate included in the decision- making process concerning
issues in the estate with social housing management/government agencies
Yes
No
How will you evaluate government administrators in the development of social housing
provision especially for the low income group
Poor
Fair
Good

2. What is your evaluation on how the poor within the society secure and
sustain accommodation
through social /public housing management agencies

3. How will you appraise the bureaucratic scheme responsible in getting a house here
Poor
Good
Fair

4. Was there any factor involve in the process of getting a house and to what extent

5. Is there any problem encountered with the management of social /public

housing Yes
No
 6. What do you think is the major hindrances preventing other people from getting
a house
Lack of finance
Poor facilities
Available space
No hindrance -

7. Should the government employ other intervention strategies to

facilitate accessibility of affordable housing for its employees? Please
elaborate.
Yes
No
Others

8. Can you please suggest possible solutions/strategies which could serve as

the intervention procedures by the state?

9. Kindly suggest possible ways the housing crises can be elevated completely
majorly for the urban poor
THEME D
2. INTERVIEW STRUCTURE

Four types of semi-structured interviews questions will be used

Questions for the beneficiaries:

1. Are you owning a home or renting?

2. What method of payment was used?
3. How can you quantify the payment in terms of high or low?
4. What can you tell me about your experiences and challenges pertaining
housing accessibility?
5. What do you think could be done to address your housing experiences
and/or challenges?
6. How do you feel about the terms and conditions of accessing a house especially for
the low-income earners?
7. How do you feel about the terms and conditions of the banking system in
South Africa regarding housing affordability or accessibility?
8. What do you think about the impact of the GEHS in addressing these challenges?
9. Do you think urban poor benefit from the partnership between the government
and the S.A. Home loans in accessing affordable housing? Please elaborate.
10. Can you explain any role of developer in trying to make it possible for the
urban poor to access social housing facilities?

THEME E
Questions for developers:

i. Can you briefly tell me about yourself and the type of work that you do?
ii. What group of people are your target when developing any property?
iii. What are your experiences about housing affordability for the urban poor?
iv. Do you think the social housing programmes/low-cost housing provision has
made any difference in the provision of affordable housing for the poor in the city?
v. What is your role as a developer in trying to make it possible for the low-income
group to access social housing?
vi. What do you think the government should do to intervene?
vii. Do you think the terms and conditions set by the banks in South Africa as being
fair or not? Please elaborate?

THEME F
Questions for government officials: Department of Social Housing

1. Please tell me about yourself and what is your role in the department of
Social housing and your rank/position:
 2. What class of income group do you think that benefit more from the
social housing programmes?
3. What is the mode of acquiring a home?
4. What are the difficulties associated with housing delivery and affordability
for the low-meduim income earners?
5. Do you think social housing programmes/ low-cost housing provision has
made any difference in the provision of affordable housing for the low-
income group?
6. Can you briefly evaluate urban housing policy and programmes in relation
to provision of houses to the urban poor?
7. Do you regard the terms and conditions set by the South Africa and
Nigeria social, public housing programme as being fair or not to this
group?
8. What are your intervention strategies to enable the low-income earners to
access affordable housing?
9. How are you going to ensure that those strategies are fully implemented?
10. What do you think government should do to intervene?

All these questions may be followed by probing questions to elicit more information from the
respondents.