Ghana Housing Profile

In 2011, the Government of Ghana with the support of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) developed in a housing Profile to guide policy, planning and investments in the housing sector. The profile has over the past 13 years guided a number of important interventions in the sector, including the following;

• Completion and rollout of the National Housing Policy in 2015.
• Implementation of a number of Affordable Housing Programmes.
• Provision of housing units for security agencies
• Creating enabling environment and providing incentives for stakeholders and investors and
• Implementing slum upgrading programmes (in partnership wit the UN-Habitat) etc

 After over a decade of guiding policy, investments and planning in the housing sector, there was the need to revise the existing profile. This revision was aimed ar supporting the government and other stakeholders with a systemic analysis of housing delivery in the country. Specifically, the revision was to;

• Re-assess the housing sector, policy and regulatory environments
• Identify bottlenecks, opportunities and gaps in the sector;
• Provide stakeholders with a comprehensive guide on the sector;s progress
• Engage stakeholders to shape the medium to long-term goals of Ghana’s housing sector and
• Map out strategies for consolidating gains and ensuring accelerated progress of the sector.

It is envisaged that the revised National Housing Profile will inform the planning and programming of investments in the housing sector, management and maintenance of existing housing stocks, as well as slum upgrading and prevention. The profile will also act as platform for integrating housing policies into broader actions of government and aligning them with other social, economic and environmental policies. The updated profile will ultimately inform the country’s work towards the realisation of the right to adequate housing; New Urban Agenda.