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PUBLIC HEARING on HOUSING CONDITIONAL GRANT 2006/07

PUBLIC HEARING on HOUSING CONDITIONAL GRANT 2006/07. Presented by: M Nkoana-Mashabane The Honourable MEC of Local Government and Housing :Limpopo Province 23 February 2006. CONTENTS. 2006/7 Expenditure Key Objectives Achievements Housing programmes Challenges Interventions

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PUBLIC HEARING on HOUSING CONDITIONAL GRANT 2006/07

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  1. PUBLIC HEARING on HOUSING CONDITIONAL GRANT 2006/07 Presented by: M Nkoana-Mashabane The Honourable MEC of Local Government and Housing :Limpopo Province 23 February 2006

  2. CONTENTS 2006/7 Expenditure Key Objectives • Achievements • Housing programmes • Challenges • Interventions Conclusion

  3. The Department identified the following as its key objectives: To provide regulatory framework for housing delivery To provide capacity and support to municipalities with regard to housing delivery in line with the Housing Act To create integrated and functional settlements KEY OBJECTIVES

  4. ACHIEVEMENTS • 8 841 houses completed during 3rd quarter • Housing Consumer Ntshebele Toll free line has been established • A total of 66 project managers have been deployed to all municipalities • Payment of contracts have been reduced from a month to average of 8 days to support financial viability of emerging contractors • Only four capacitated companies of which three are black owned have been appointed to construct more than 50% of housing allocation for 2007/8 • In correcting poor planning ,Geotechnical engineers have been appointed to conduct Detailed Geotechnical investigation for 2007/8 development areas, Multi-Year Settlement Plan developed, Housing Chapter in Municipal IDPs is being rolled out

  5. Housing Development The Housing Development comprises the following programmes: • Housing Performance/project management • Social Housing • Housing administration and property management • Housing Sector Performance and municipal support

  6. 3rd Quarter Performance 2006/07 3rd

  7. EXPENDITURE cont…

  8. EXPENDITURE cont…

  9. KEY STRATEGIC CHALLENGES • Delivery capacity constraints: • Limited Capacity of Contractors to deliver at large scale. • Material supply constraints (bricks Supply do not match the demand ) • Planning Coordination. • Municipal infrastructure and Sectoral Alignment

  10. Land Constraints • Limitations in acquiring suitably located land in prime areas. • Migration patterns Increased Rate of urbanisation • Incomplete (Blocked) projects • Verification/audit and funding mobilization

  11. STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS • Contracting strategies – mix of highly capacitated and emerging contractors • Forward Planning • Unblocking Blocked Projects • Development of Social Infrastructure Plan • Development of Multi-Year Settlement Plan and Housing Chapter in municipal IDPs • Partnering – Public Private Partnerships • Acquisition of well located land for development of integrated sustainable communities

  12. CONCLUSION THANK YOU

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