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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations 10 August 2011

This presentation provides an overview of the relevant legislation, allocation adjustments, expenditure performance, and public entities in the housing sector in South Africa.

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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations 10 August 2011

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  1. Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations 10 August 2011

  2. Legislation • Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996) • Housing Act No.107 of 1997 • The Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 19 of 1998) • The Housing Development Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 23 of 2008) • Public Finance Management Act, 1999 -Act No 1 of 1999 (As amended by Act 29 of 1999) • The Social Housing Act, 2008 (Act No.16 of 2008) • The Division of Revenue Act • The Rental Housing Act, 1999 (Act No. 50 of 1999) • Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act, 2000 (Act No. 63 of 2000)

  3. 2010/11 Allocation

  4. Adjustments: Adjustment Estimate • Rollover amounting to R82,678 million was approved. This amount comprises of: • Programme 1: Administration :R7,1 million • R1,9 million for the renewal of Microsoft licenses which was delayed due to outstanding documents from SITA. The renewal was paid in April 2011. R5,2 million for the purchasing of the server which was delayed as it had to be imported. • Programme 2: Housing Policy, Research and Monitoring: R1,2 million • Outstanding payments on tender VA 49/339: Impact Evaluation Study of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme to the value of R1,2 million. • Programme 4: Housing Development Finance: R34,9 million • This amount is for a transfer payment to the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA). The creation of the bank account was delayed due to a long approval process. • Programme 5: Strategic Relations and Governance: R7,7 million • R7,7 million is for outstanding payments on the following tenders: • Learning Strategies - closure of Thubelisha Homes; • Kagiso Urban Management - business plan and establishment of SHRA; • Policy development for SHRA; and • Determination of institutional arrangement and establishment of Human Settlements Development Finance Institution. • In addition Treasury approved an amount of R31.5 million for the outstanding sanitation expenditure that was not provided for within the Department’s 2010/11 budget allocation

  5. Adjustments: After Adjustment Estimate • Virements approved • R27 million required to fund the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for a National Audit. This Audit is an extension and upgraded mandate to the current agreement between the Department and the SIU under Proclamation R7 of 2007. • R14,4 million was needed to fund the appointment of a services provider to develop and implement a turnaround strategy for the Department. • R34 million which was needed to assist Servcon with its income tax liability. • R7,6 million required to assist Servcon was given after the end of the financial year and could not be transferred.

  6. 2011 MTEF Allocation

  7. Expenditure by programme as at 31 March 2011

  8. Expenditure by economic classification as at 31 March 2011

  9. 4th Quarter expenditure performance: Programme

  10. 4th Quarter expenditure performance: Economic Classification

  11. Human Settlements Development Grant Allocation

  12. Human Settlements Development Grant Expenditure

  13. 4th Quarter expenditure performance (HSDG)

  14. Housing Delivery

  15. Public Entities • National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency • Established in partnership with the Open Society Institute in 1995, the Agency provides finance to construction projects for affordable housing, subsidy housing, community facilities and related infrastructure.

  16. Public Entities • National Home Builders Registration Council • The Council was established in terms of the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act (1998), as amended, to represent the interests of housing consumers and to regulate the home building environment by promoting innovative home building technologies, setting home building standards and improving the capabilities of home builders. • National Housing Finance Corporation • The Corporation is mandated to make housing finance accessible and affordable to low to middle income households. The corporation is also responsible for mobilising and raising private sector funding for housing purposes.

  17. Public Entities • Rural Housing Loan Fund • The Fund is mandated to provide repeat access to housing credit to low income rural households to support government’s effort to expedite housing delivery. • Housing Development Agency • The Agency is mandated to identify, acquire, hold, develop and release state and privately owned land for residential and community purposes and for the creation of sustainable human settlements.

  18. Public Entities • Social Housing Regulatory Authority • The Social Housing Act (2008) provides for the establishment of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority to regulate the affairs of all social housing institutions and to stimulate the supply of social housing stock through the social housing investment programme.

  19. Public Entities

  20. THANK YOU

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