Low-cost housing in limbo amid high cost of building materials

Housing

A low-cost housing scheme. The development of low-cost housing in Tanzania faces an uncertain future as prices of building materials rise. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. The development of low-cost housing in Tanzania faces an uncertain future as prices of building materials rise.

A number of key developers – mainly public institutions – are involved in the construction and selling of low-cost houses.