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Provincial Budgets and Expenditure as at 31 March 2008: Housing and Local Government 2007/08 Financial Year. NCOP. 20 May 2008. Housing and Local Government (1). Adjusted budget of R12.6bn or 5.8% of total provincial adjusted budgets Spending at R12bn or 95.2% against adjusted budget
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Provincial Budgetsand Expenditure as at 31 March 2008: Housing and Local Government 2007/08 Financial Year NCOP 20 May 2008
Housing and Local Government (1) • Adjusted budget of R12.6bn or 5.8% of total provincial adjusted budgets • Spending at R12bn or 95.2% against adjusted budget • Preliminary underspending of R636.2m in 8 provinces • Increase of R2.2bn or 22.3% compared to the previous year • Low rate of spending in EC (85.8%) and FS (87.2%) • GP (100.9%) and NC (99%) reflects the highest rate of spending • Housing conditional grant spending at R8.2bn or 95.6% (including provincial roll-overs) • Preliminary underspending of R445.2m in 7 provinces • In compliance with section 26 of the 2007 Division of Revenue Act (Act No. 1 of 2007), the national Department of Housing stopped the transfer of funds following slow spending on the part of the EC (R500 m) and the FS (R100 m). • In compliance with section 27 of the 2007 Division of Revenue Act (Act No. 1 of 2007), the national Department of Housing re-allocated funds between provinces following demonstrated capacity to spend in GP (R350 m) and NC (R100m)
Housing and Local Government (2) • Housing and Local Government Personnel spending is at R1.6bn or 94.5% (R1.7bn adjusted budget) • all provinces underspent on their personnel adjusted budgets • Preliminary underspending of R95.1m • Capital spending at R141.2m or 56.4% • Decrease of 13.9% of R22.9m compared to audited spending last year • Low rate of capital spending in FS (30.2%) and MP (32.8%) • GP (100.0%) and WC (97.0%) reflects the highest rate of capital spending in Housing and Local Government • NPNC spending at R10.2bn or 96.2% of R10.6bn adjusted budget • Preliminary underspending of R488m in 7 provinces • (EC – R151m, NW – R93m,FS – R85m,WC – R80.5m)
Housing GrantsIntegrated Housing and Human Settlement Development Grant • Objective (Schedule 5 Grant): • To finance the implementation of National Housing programmes • To facilitate the establishment of habitable, stable and sustainable human settlements in which all citizens will have access to selected social and economic amenities • Progressive eradication of informal settlements on a phased basis through formalization of informal settlements by 2014 • 4th Quarter year to date expenditure: • Housing spent R8.2bn or 95.6% of the R8.6bn adjusted allocation (including provincial roll-overs) • Transfers received amounted to 99.5% of national allocation • Funds withheld from EC (R500m) and FS (R100m) • Funds re-allocated between GP (R350m) and NC (R100m) • Highest spending: GP (102.6%) and both KZN and NC (100%) • Lowest spending: EC (70.8%) and FS (85.7%) • Service Delivery Outcome: • Department / Sector to respond