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Housing Delivery Declaration in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

This declaration highlights a Housing Program aimed at optimizing the People's Housing Process in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. It includes community participation enhancement, establishment of co-operatives, and major housing support centers. The challenges faced, achievements, and strategies moving forward are outlined alongside the ongoing progress in various development nodes. The plan also addresses the redevelopment of the Matthew Goniwe Hostel and strategies for managing the Rental Housing Stock in the region.

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Housing Delivery Declaration in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

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  1. HOUSING DELIVERY Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

  2. Declaration ● The Executive Mayor declared Housing as priority ● Vision 2020 ● 10 Year housing program

  3. Optimisation of the People’sHousing Process (PHP) ● Masangwanaville, community participation enhancement ● Establishment of co-operatives ● Establishment of Housing Associations

  4. Housing Support Centres ● Construction of 5 major centres ● Staff complement and support

  5. Strategies ● ± 58 Projects ● Empowerment initiatives ● Public / Private partnerships

  6. Nelson Mandela MetropolitanMunicipality’s contribution ● R6 000 per site - reduced to R3 000,00 reviewal ● Technical support ● Administrative support

  7. Metro House ● Aims (Dignity, Integrated community, Future extension) ● Subsidy and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality’ contribution (entire subsidy utilised for super structure) (annual quantum increase review contribution) (alternate service delivery initiatives) (bulk material tender) ● Specification ● Quantum adjustment

  8. Challenges ● Backlog ± 78000 units ● Eradication of informal settlements ● Community participation ● Population of organogram ● Major development (Urbanisation) ● Emerging contractor and supplier empowerment programs

  9. Challenges (continued) ● Previously serviced small units ▪ Erf size 50m² to 100m² ▪ transfers effected ▪ relocation resistance

  10. Achievements ● National Housing Award 2002 (Best PHP Project) ● Metro House 40m² ● Establishment of leadership qualities

  11. Capacity and readiness to deliver ● Executive Mayor’s declaration ● Dedicated Housing and Land Business Unit ● Management structure

  12. Capacity and readiness to deliver(continued) • ● Integrated Disciplines • ▪ Administration • ▪ Financial support • ▪ Technical support • ▪ Town Planning • ▪ Surveyors • ▪ Building Inspectorate

  13. Capacity and readiness to deliver(continued) ● 5 Year Housing plan ● Turn-around strategy delivery workshop (20 to 21 June 2003) ● Provincial support ● Cluster approach

  14. End User Product Quality ● Regular site meetings and inspections ● Dedicated team ▪ 2 x Provincial representatives ▪ Project Managers ▪ Building Inspectorate ▪ Housing support committee representatives ▪ Beneficiaries

  15. Peri-Urban Areas ● 5 Development nodes (Rocklands, Kuyga, St Albans, Seaview, Witteklip)

  16. Progress To Date ● Layout plans generally prepared and approved ● EIA complete, recommendations being reviewed ● Acquisition of land being finalised ● Services design generally complete

  17. Challenges ● Privately owned land ● Bulk services ▪ Cost per capita household ▪ Limited grant funding ● Employment opportunities ● Integral transport plan

  18. Way forward ● Social compact review ● Beneficiary data confirmation ● Subsidy application ● Services and super structure ● Integrated communities

  19. Accreditation ● Application ● Response (Moratorium) ● Review Business plan and pursue

  20. HOSTEL REDEVELOPMENTPROGRAM MATTHEW GONIWE HOSTEL

  21. Background ● Single men’s hostel - E.C. Administration Board 1987 ● “One City” - erstwhile P E Municipality

  22. Background state of affairs ● Overcrowding - 2145 families - increased to 3000 families ● Extreme rudimentary service - communal toilets ● Illegal electrical distribution ● Sanitation and cleaning services non-existent

  23. Action plan ● Establishment of committee ● Hostel upgrading ± R11 000 000 ● Conversion to 1200 units ● Transfers effected ● Greenfield development

  24. Challenges ● Illegal occupation ● De-densification ● Insutu upgrade ● Limited subsidy ● Influx control

  25. RENTAL HOUSING STOCK

  26. Background ● Establishment of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality ● Rental stock - Uitenhage, KwaNobuhle, Port Elizabeth ● Total stock 13993 units ● 1993 Capital discount scheme - historical cost R7500,00

  27. Existing situation ● Ablution upgrade ● 11750 - 84% sold ● 10757 transferred - title deeds issued ● 993 Instructions pending registration

  28. Challenges ● ± 253 unit selling price in excess of R7500,00 ● Community instability - family disputes ● Resistance ● Severe poverty and unemployment

  29. Strategies ● Establishment of social compact committee and task team ● Home ownership educational programs ● Cluster approach

  30. ● Development of development framework - policy ● Establishment of Housing Association Future Rental Stock

  31. INDIGENT POLICY Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

  32. Present scheme ● Introduced July 1997 ● Provided – two schemes – household income 0 to R700 per month – 100% - R700 to R800 – 50% ● Services credited – rates, refuse / environmental, water up to 12kl and sewerage ● 2001/2002 financial year -Households assisted 48 172 - Total credits R40 584 000 ● Approximate average account credit R70 per month

  33. New Scheme ● Target July 2003 ● Qualification criteria reviewed ● Benefits extended to include electricity

  34. Qualification criteria - requirements ● Must occupy ● Must not own other property ● Maximum household income of R1 500 pm ● Maximum municipal valuation ● Prepaid meter with consumption not exceeding 150Kwh monthly average

  35. Benefits ● Rates to the maximum value – 100% ● Refuse and environmental charge – 100% ● Water 6 kilolitres – 100% ● Sewerage – to the maximum of the minimum – 100% ● Free prepaid token for 50Kwh

  36. Other ● Application ● Subject to on-site audit ● Annual review by applicant ● Annual Policy review linked to Equitable share and responsibility

  37. Future refinements ● Remove application process ● Self assessment and control ● Possibility of alternatives targeting system – consumption levels, valuation levels or combinations

  38. ● Control water consumption above the benefit ● If benefits are exceeded who pays ● How will this be enforced ● Determining a future system and the consumption levels Challenges

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