Statistics suggest that there is a sizable number of families with children aged below 15 years living in public rental flats in Singapore. Within a context of high home ownership rate, literature has suggested that the minority living in rental housing will be stigmatised. Studies have also systematically shown that social housing have been negatively correlated to children’s outcomes. This study seeks to understand the lived experiences of families with children as they enter, remain or leave the public rental housing environment. In particular, the study will examine the individual and environmental factors, including the strategies families have adopted and the barriers they faced, to create a “home” for themselves. By understanding how families construct the meaning of “home”, this study seeks to inform social policies and services targeted at providing an affordable, good housing environment for lower-income families.