The First Malaysia Plan (1966-70) stressed the role of the government in
providing:
low-cost housing as 'one of the major efforts of the government to promote the
welfare of the lower income groups
the lower income groups were given special attention because 'the incomes of
this economically weak section of the community are too low to encourage
private developers to enter this field of housing development'.
the services of the Housing Trust were provided to state governments on
generous terms for undertaking low-cost housing projects.
the need to tackle the squatter problem in larger urban areas. New construction
techniques intended to speed up construction and to lower costs compared with
the conventional method.