Why do people live in shanty towns?

Answer 1

The area of were slum houses are, are called shanty towns. For people who live in shanty town life is very hard. Not only the houses are small and cramped but the area were they are based are too. Most shanty towns don't have access to clean water and electricity. People have to walk miles just to get some water and even then the water isn't clean .Because they can't get electricity they have candles to light up their home in the dark. There are also no sewers so there is a high risk of diseases. Crime is also big problem in the shanty town; because people have such bad life's they wont to forget. The way the people do this is by drinking, taking drugs. Some even get glue and sniff it up there nose, it makes them forget and not worry about how they are going to sort there life out, get a job and money, which is exactly what they want. This is very bad for their health. Education is another big problem People have to pay to get an education so most children do not go to school because their parents can't afford it. So most people can't read or write. Jobs are very limited because people in the city have better education so they take the jobs and leave the others to wash clothes, pick up rubbish, clean the toilets so on .

Answer 2

Self Help is a common method to help in shanty towns which is when local authorities support the public people and give them either grants, benefits or building materials.

Also, Site and Service is also used sometimes which is different in the way that it is a more formal way of helping shanty towns to develop their houses and facilities. Instead of just giving to a random shanty town, they find an individually marked plot to build on. Site and Service can include building a whole new town with high rise blocks of flats and installing the necessary facilities like water pumps, toilets etc. Also industries can be built nearby to give them jobs so they can earn money to live. Site and Service can be much more sustainable than Self Help,

Answer 3

Many people are tricked into living in shanty towns as they come from different cities in hope of finding a job .Unfortunatly when they arrive they see there are people in worse off conditions then them .They dont have enough money to go back home as they have used it all to get to the shanty towns.The only way to stay alive is if they stay in the shanty towns and find some possibility of work.

Answer 4

Many shanty towns have a high rate of crime, suicide, drug-use and diseases.

Answer 5

drug related problems and poor houses

Answer 6

it is when people who do cant afford a flat or a house and end up living in shanty towns houses