KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Lift lobbies in most People’s Housing Projects (PPR) seldom age well.

Instead, they often fade into dingy, dirty and vandalised spaces that residents hurry across without stopping.

In fact, the problem extends to many public spaces within PPR complexes that were originally meant to foster friendships and rekindle community spirit.

More than 60 per cent of nearly 3,000 residents polled across 10 public housing complexes in the Klang Valley lamented poor living conditions that had not improved or had declined further since the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by Think City revealed recently.

The percentage surged to as high as 77.3 per cent in PPR Lembah Subang 1 alone, with 27 per cent of residents reporting that their living conditions had deteriorated.

The report, titled “From Roof to Resilience”, also found that more than 50 per cent of residents polled across the 10 PPRs had never used their public facilities, citing cleanliness and safety concerns.