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KwaZulu-Natal Department of Housing. PRE-BUDGET HEARINGS. 2007/08 to 2009/10. Together, helping people to house themselves. Vision. The vision of the department is: -
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KwaZulu-Natal Department of Housing PRE-BUDGET HEARINGS 2007/08 to 2009/10 Together, helping people to house themselves
Vision The vision of the department is: - Enabling all people to house themselves by engaging various institutions and stakeholders in the provision of a conducive and enabling environment
Mission The mission of the department is: - To effectively and efficiently manage the implementation of National and Provincial Housing Programmes in partnership with the relevant role players, by developing sustainable human settlements characterised by affordable and adequate shelter for qualifying citizens in KwaZulu-Natal
Key Focus Areas • The following are the key focus areas were identified during the strategic plan review: • Eradication of slums in KZN by 2014 • Strengthening governance and service delivery • Ensuring job creation through housing delivery • Accelerating housing in rural areas • Accelerating the hostels redevelopment and upgrade programme. • Completion of all blocked projects by 2007 • Creating rental/social housing opportunities • Building the capacity of housing stakeholders (especially municipalities) • Promoting home ownership (through the EEDBS) • Provision of housing to vulnerable groups including those affected by HIV/AIDS • Ensuring the provision of incremental housing, and • Implementation of the Financial Service Market Programme
Service Delivery Targets UnitsR’000 • Project linked subsidy • Sites:- • Normal 5,320 86,290 • Informal settlement 5,721 96,873 • Blocked 788 12,608 • Topstructures:- • Normal 3,700 85,100 • Informal settlement 5,497 125,001 • Blocked 3,212 37,392
Service Delivery Targets UnitsR’000 • Peoples Housing Process • Sites 5,371 90,639 • Topstructures 4,800 114,144 • Establishment grant 8,500 • Rural • Sites 2,800 44,765 • Topstructures 3,100 71,300
Service Delivery Targets UnitsR’000 • Emergency housing • Sites 1,800 28,800 • Topstructures 500 17,000 • Rectification • Topstructures 841 20,000 • Consolidation • Topstructure 450 11,515 • Institutional • Topstructure 700 28,060
Conditional Grant Business Plan • The department is in the process of finalising the Conditional Grant Business Plan for the 2007/08 financial year • This plan is fully aligned to the Annual Performance Plan and Budget Statement of the department • The compliance to this plan will be reported on a quarterly basis as part of the department’s quarterly reporting process
Conditional Grant • The department receives the majority (86%) of its funding from the Integrated Housing and Human Settlement Development conditional grant • The purpose of the grant is • to promote the achievement of a non racial, integrated society through the development of integrated sustainable human settlements and quality housing.
Infrastructure • The department’s infrastructure budget is linked to the conditional grant budget and is broken down as follows: - • Capital Infrastructure Transfers • Construction of low income houses 921,075 • Hostel Redevelopment 75,600 • Social and economic facilities 120,000 • Current • Maintenance 138,880 • Total 1,255,555
Donor Funding • The department has an agreement with the Flemish Government to fund the formation of Housing Components in municipalities • The department will receive €590,179 (±R5,5million) in terms of this agreement • It is anticipated that the department will receive R1,56 million during the 2007/08 financial year for this programme
Conclusion • In conclusion it should be noted that the department • continues to show clear contributions to the achievement of Provincial Priorities; • remains committed to integrated development; • will facilitate the integration of the housing sector plans with the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) • will participate fully in the development of municipal IDPs