Policy statements reflected promotion of home ownership through equitable
access to housing at affordable prices54. Equitable access was to enable low-income
families to enjoy a better housing standard and a conducive living environment in
planned settlements. A planned settlement was also seen as an "ideal" neighbourhood
for upbringing of families achieved through provision of schools, recreation facilities,
shopping, etc. Mixed-housing estates could help do away with social class in society
without the poor and low-income families feeling stigmatised55. (It is difficult to
appraise the impact of such policies, however, especially as the speculative nature of
the housing market might have penetrated even low-income housing. )