This study examines the mismatch between the occupants' housing needs and the Transitional Public Housing program in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The survey results show that only 23 of 72 inhabitants could buy their own house or rent a better house after the program. This stems not from affordability but is related to occupants' characteristics such as age of household and type of job. This paper classifies occupants into 5 categories and shows the relation between categories and results of occupancy. The government must have sensitivity to care for the diversity of their housing needs.