Why does USDA Rural Development do this? USDA Rural Developmentâs Section 502 Direct Loan Program provides a path to homeownership for low- and very-low-income families living in rural areas, and families who truly have no other way to make affordable homeownership a reality.
Shanty town is a part of large cities where poor people live in home-built shacks, often with no electricity or water. - A part of many 3 world cities in Africa and south America.
Unable to maintain and control the growing population, there is political instability in the country. Rural-urban migration increases as rural areas are unable to sustain growing population. This could lead to shanty towns. This further leads to increased poverty and lower standards of living.