PUBLISHED: 3 October 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
The poor residents of the capital are facing cover issues, and activists are urging City Hall to find a permanent option.
During a rally at Lan Khon Muang Plaza tuesday, campaigners from the Four Regions Slum Network urged Bangkok government Chadchart Sittipunt to take immediate action to improve the accessibility of affordable accommodation for the town’s low-income earners.
The protest was held in honor of World Habitat Day, which is observed annually on the first Monday in October. The government was given a list of requirements, the most important of which was that the city buy more property for public housing projects.
To build more public housing that would be distributed through the Ban Mun Kong program for low-income workers, they urged the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA) to use its territory or request that other state firms use theirs.
Mr. Chadchart pledged to investigate their idea. He did point out that the BMA does not own sizable parcels of land that could be developed into a cover development. Instead, he claimed, low-income earners may receive book assistance as the government works to establish their financial independence.
He pointed out that authorities have noticed a spike in concerns from local residents in some places where low-income workers are provided with inexpensive housing. Mr. Chadchart didn’t go into detail about the complaints, but he did say that the issues” will be taken care of immediately.”
Additionally, the system urged the BMA to broaden the reach of its housing assistance programs. To determine which communities require for help the most, the team suggested conducting a survey first.
Residents of reader communities should be subject to a housing income in order to fund the programs, according to the statement.
According to Mr. Chadchart, all town dwellers have the right to get basic services and welfare services regardless of where they reside.
People should ideally not dwell too far from their jobs, according to the government, in order to keep living expenses to a minimum.
He assured them that the BMA would find a way to raise their standard of living.