Rapid Assessment of Squatting Report (NOTE: LARGE FILE)

Age of Settlements
Figure 1
Age of surveyed informal settlements
66%
1%
5%
10%
18%
0-2 yrs.
3-5 yrs.
6-10 yrs.
11-19 yrs.
20 & over
The findings of the survey revealed as represented by figure 1 that some sixty-six percent (66%)
of settlements have been in existence for twenty (20) years or more. If we look at settlements
which have been around for more than ten (10) years, the proportion would be represented by a
significant eighty-one percent (81%). Fieldwork carried out in 2003 as part of the National
Squatter Survey highlighted that some sixty-five percent (65%) of settlements were in existence
for over ten (10) years.
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