Nigerian cities are hubs of development producing abundant returns for urban Government and providing revenue for people to meet their wellbeing necessities. However, poverty has eaten deep into Nigerian housing situation both at city centers and the countryside area causing diverse health challenges while the poor are disproportionately situated in slumps areas. The urban poor in sub – Saharan Africa especially in the West African region experiences difficult time. This research work examined the impact of poverty on housing condition in Ado – Ekiti, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to examine the socio-economic characteristic, type and quality of facilities provided, the existing housing condition (physical structure), the environmental quality and the relationship between poverty and housing in the study area. The data obtained from the survey were analyzed using descriptive analysis such as frequency tabulation to assess the impact of poverty on housing condition. Findings revealed that poverty results in the poor health of the residents due to exposure to pollution of different forms. It also has adverse impact on lives of people and housing condition. Among suggestions made were effective development control, provision of an effective loan scheme, effective urban renewal/development policy, and enforcement of sanitary inspectors (wole wole). If all these suggestions were adhered to, there could be tremendous improvement in the standard of living and housing condition in Ado – Ekiti, Nigeria.
