Affordable housing is rarely discussed in relation to informal settlements upgrading. Although affordable housing introduces many new strategies in order to grantee low priced housing and upgrading techniques. Also, it is applicable for developing countries, since developing countries’ governments cannot afford to fund all informal settlements upgrading projects.
This research aims to explore the relationship between affordable housing and upgrading informal settlements. To achieve this aim this paper will highlight the definition, impact, and strategies of affordable housing . It will also explain what informal settlements are. Then analyze two relevant examples. Through comparative analysis to analyze affordable housing policies applied in the examples upgrading program. In order to prove that affordable housing policies may be a use for upgrading informal settlements in developing countries.