ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the housing policies and social development in Indonesia. It provides background on the global economic trends and impacts on Indonesian economic policies, followed by the Indonesian social and political conditions. The chapter discusses the impacts of economic trends on housing and the influence on social development in Indonesia. An integrated effort across government levels and their agencies offer housing solutions and increase productivity and social development for low-income people and vulnerable groups. The lack of supply of low-income housing created a further gap between the housing market supply and the housing backlog demand of low-income houses. The central government may intervene in the housing market through financial regulation, fiscal policy, housing policy, investment policy, land policy, planning policy and standards. The impact of housing policy changes discussed in four sub-sections: housing affordability, housing security and tenure, liveability and housing culture.
