ABSTRACT

Housing delivery is one of the toughest development challenges in Indonesia. The Indonesian housing sector has come a long way. Chronologically, it can be divided into three periods of development namely the old regime period, the new regime period, and the decentralization period. Within each period, the housing programmes and policies focused on different agendas; while the old regime dealt mainly with the post-independence population explosion and short-term urban development projects, the new regime focused more on public housing provisions as part of a more general and long-term social development programme. Urban kampungs have continued to provide housing for the urban poor for many years. The government has also included a limited self-help component in their housing programme by introducing Swadaya housing, which gives subsidies for housing improvements. The case of Kampung Jetisharjo, a self-help kampung improvement initiative in Yogyakarta, Central Java, highlights a community initiative, commitment and engagement in self-help to improve their living conditions.