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HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

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STRATEGIC PLAN 2015 - 2020
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GENERAL INFORMATION

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
             Department of Human Settlements
             Govan Mbeki House
             240 Justice Mahomed Street
             Sunnyside
             Pretoria

POSTAL ADDRESS:
             Private Bag X644
             Pretoria
             0001

TELEPHONE NUMBER:
             +27 12 421 1311

FAX NUMBER:
             +27 12 341 8512

EMAIL ADDRESS:
             info@dhsgovza

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                                                               N Mfeketo, MP
                                                               Minister for Human Settlements

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           he Constitution provides for right of access to     elements; portable water and adequate sanitary facilities      OFFICIAL SIGN-OFF
           adequate housing and places an obligation           including waste disposal and domestic electricity supply.
           on the state to progressively realize access to                                                                    I                              S     P    (R       )                                                         N            D
           adequate house by using legislation and other       This is done through the implementation of the actions         of Human Settlements under the guidance of Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo. Takes into account all the relevant policies,
measures within its available resources. The National                           201 -201 M             T     S                                                            N          D            H           S                                       A
Development Plan (NDP) has therefore put forward a             Framework. Our priorities are still focused at ensuring        the strategic outcome oriented goals and objectives which the National Department of Human will endeavour to achieve over
plan to eradicate informal settlements, build integrated       that there is transfer of all title deeds for subsidy units,   the period 2015 to 2020.
urban settlements and fast track housing provision by          developing in areas closer to economic opportunities
                                                               through mega projects that contribute to spatial
As the South African Government we are committed at            restructuring, scaling up the informal settlement-upgrading
providing access adequate housing to all and through the       programme and implementing a more coherent multi-
                                                                                                                                       Funani Matlatsi
implementation of programmes and projects that support the     segmented social rental-housing programme that includes
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creation of adequate housing in quality living environments,   backyard rentals. Our programmes are also focused
supporting the development of a functionally and equitable     at dealing with the affordable market with a particular
residential property market and improving institutional        emphasis on a constructive engagement with the private
capacity and coordination for better spatial targeting.        sector to improve delivery.                                             Neville Chainee

We are taking reasonable measures for the establishment                                                                                Chief of Operations                               Signature:               __________________________
                                                               We remain committed at leveraging investments for
of viable, socially and economically integrated communities    sustainable human settlements, through the restructuring
which are situated in areas allowing convenient access to      to support social inclusion and expanding government
economic opportunities, and within which South Africa’s        subsidies to lower-middle income groups and providing                   Mbulelo Tshangana
people will have access on a progressive basis to: a           mechanisms to increase private sector participation in the
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permanent residential structure with secure tenure, ensuring   supply of social housing.
privacy and providing adequate protection against the

                                                                                                                              Approved by:

                                                                              ___________________________
                                                                                                                                       N Mfeketo, MP
                                                                              N MFEKETO, MP
                                                                              MINISTER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS                           Minister for Human Settlements                    Signature:               __________________________

                                                                              DATE: 13 MARCH 2018

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS                                                                       7

    PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW                                                                8

1.     VISION                                                                                  8

2.     MISSION                                                                                 8          7.2   Resource considerations                                                                                  23
3.     VALUES                                                                                  8          7.3   Risk management                                                                                          27
4.     LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES                                                          8
                                                                                                    PART C: LINKS TO OTHER PLANS                                                                                         28
        4.1       Constitutional Mandate                                                       8
                                                                                                   8.    LINKS TO THE LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER CAPITAL PLANS                                                   28
        4.2       Legislative Mandates                                                         9
                                                                                                          8.1   Medium Term Strategic Framework                                                                          28
        4.3       Policy mandates                                                             11
                                                                                                          8.2   Provincial Plans                                                                                         28
        4.4       Relevant court rulings                                                      12
                                                                                                          8.3   Municipal Plans                                                                                          28
        4.5       Planned policy initiatives                                                  14
                                                                                                   9.    CONDITIONAL GRANTS                                                                                              30
5.     SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS                                                                   15
                                                                                                          9.1   Human Settlements Development Grant                                                                      30
        5.1       Performance environment                                                     16
                                                                                                          9.2   Urban Settlements Development Grant                                                                      30
        5.2       Organisational environment                                                  18
                                                                                                          9.3   Title Deeds Restoration Grant                                                                            30
        5.3       Description of the strategic planning process                               18
                                                                                                          9.4   Emergency Housing Grants                                                                                 30
6.     STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS                                                       19
                                                                                                   10.   PUBLIC ENTITIES                                                                                                 30
    PART B: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES                                                              20
                                                                                                   11.   PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS                                                                                     32
7.     PROGRAMMES                                                                             20

        7.1       Strategic Objectives                                                        20    ANNEXURE D: OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL INDICATOR DESCRIPTION                                                                34

                  7.1.1        Programme 1: Administration                                    20   PROGRAMME 1:        ADMINISTRATION                                                                                    34

                  7.1.2        Programme 2: Human Settlements Policy, Strategy and Planning   21   PROGRAMME 2:        HS POLICY, STRATEGY AND PLANNING                                                                  36

                  7.1.3        Programme 3: Programme Monitoring and Delivery Support         22   PROGRAMME 3:        PROGRAMME MONITORING AND DELIVERY SUPPORT                                                         38

                  7.1.4        Programme 4: Housing Development Finance                       22   PROGRAMME 4:        HOUSING FINANCE                                                                                   40

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                                         ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

                                         BEPP:      Built Environment Performance Plan
                                         BNG:       Breaking New Grounds
                                         CSOS:      Community Schemes Ombud Service
                                         EAAB:      Estate Agency Affairs Board
                                         ECT:       Electronic Communications and Transactions
                                         GCIS:      Government Communication Information Systems
                                         HAD:       Housing Development Agency
                                         HSDG:      Human Settlement Development Grant
                                         ICT:       Information and Communication Technology
                                         IGR:       Inter Governmental Relations
                                         IMF:       International Monitory Fund
                                         MTSF:      Medium Term Strategic Framework
                                         NDP:       National Development Plan
                                         NDoH:      National Department of Human Settlements
                                         NHFC:      National Housing Finance Corporation
                                         NHBRC:     National Home Builders Registration Council
                                                    (NHBRC)
                                         NURCHA: National Urban Reconstruction and Housing
                                                    Agency
                                         PFMA:      Public Finance Management Act
                                         PIE:       Prevention of Illegal Eviction
                                         RHLF:      Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF)
                                         RZ:        Restructuring Zones
                                         SHF:       Social Housing Finance
                                         SHIs:      Social Housing Institutions
                                         SHRA:      Social Housing Regulatory Authority
                                         SIPs:      Strategic Integrated Projects
                                         SPLUMA: Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act
                                         Stats SA: Statistics South Africa
                                         PICC:      Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating
                                                    Commission
                                         USDG:      Urban Settlements Development Grant

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    PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

1.       VISION                                               4.        LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER                                            4.2        Legislative Mandates
                                                                        MANDATES
A nation housed in sustainable human settlements.                                                                                        The mandate of the Department is clearly articulated in a
                                                              The mandate and core business of the Department of                         number of legislation and also impacted by these legislation.
2.       MISSION                                              Human Settlements is underpinned by the Constitution                       The table below provides a list of key ones and is not
                                                              and all other relevant legislation and policies applicable                 exhaustive.
To facilitate the creation of sustainable human settlements
                                                              to government, the Breaking New Ground Policy (BNG).
and improved quality of household life.                                                                                        Legislation                             Objectives
                                                              In addressing the mandate for the provision of access to
                                                                                                                               Estate Agency Affairs Board Act         The Act provides for the establishment of an Estate Agency Affairs Board and an Estate Agents
3.       VALUES                                               adequate housing, the following policies, legislation and
                                                                                                                               A N 112 1                               Fidelity Fund including the control of certain activities of estate agents in the public interest.
                                                              regulations were enacted to give effect to the Constitutional    The Housing Act                         The Act provides for the facilitation of a sustainable housing development process and further lays
•    Accountability                                           housing rights of all South Africans in Section 26, which        A N 10        1                         down general principles applicable to housing development in all spheres of government including

                                                              states that “Everyone has the right to have access to
•    Fairness and Equity                                                                                                       The Social Housing Act                  The Act provides for the establishment of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) as
                                                              adequate housing”. The Constitution requires the state           A N 1        200
                                                                                                                                                                       local governments in respect of social housing.
                                                              to take reasonable legislative and other measures, within
•    Choice, Quality and Affordability                                                                                         Prevention of Illegal Eviction and      The Act provides for the prohibition of unlawful eviction and further provides procedures for the
                                                              its available resources, to achieve this right. Furthermore      Unlawful Occupation of Land Act                                                                    P             I      S        A      1 51
•    Sustainability                                           No one may be evicted from their home, or have their             A N 1 1

                                                              home demolished, without an order of court made after            The Housing Consumers Protection        The Act makes provision for the protection of housing consumers and also provides for the
                                                                                                                               M        A    1                         establishment and functions of the National Home Builders Registration Council.
•    Innovation                                               considering all relevant circumstances. No legislation may       The Rental Housing Act                  The Act provides clear roles and responsibilities of government in respect of rental housing property
                                                              permit arbitrary evictions.                                      A N 50 1                                and also makes a provision for promoting access to adequate housing through creating mechanisms
•    Batho Pele Principles                                                                                                                                             for ensuring the proper functioning of the rental housing market. It further makes a provision for
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                                                              4.1        Constitutional Mandate                                                                        resolution in the rental housing sector including facilitating sound relations between tenants and
                                                                                                                                                                       landlords and laying down general requirements relating to leases including repeal of the Rent
                                                              The Department’s mandate is derived from Chapter 2,                                                      C       A 1
                                                                                                                               Public Finance Management Act,          The overall objective of the Act is to secure transparency, accountability, and sound management of
                                                              the Bill of Rights, Chapters 3 and 6 of the Constitution of
                                                                                                                               A N 1 1                                 the revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities of the institutions to which it applies. The Act regulates
                                                                   R          S      A      1     (A N 10          1       )                                                                                                                                          I
                                                                                                                                                                       assist in ensuring that all revenue, expenditure, assets as well as liabilities of those two spheres of
                                                              Section 26 in the Bill of Rights, guarantees the right to
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                                                              have access to adequate housing. The State is mandated
                                                              to take steps to achieve the progressive realization of this     Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure T A
                                                                                                                               A A N          2000                                                                 I                                  D
                                                              right. Schedule 4A makes the housing function a concurrent                                         The Act requires lenders to compile and disclose annual data on the demographic makeup and
                                                              national and provincial legislative competence.                                                    geographic distribution of housing-related loans.
                                                                                                                               Intergovernmental Relations             The Act serves to establish a framework for the three spheres of government to promote and facilitate
                                                                                                                               Framework Act                           intergovernmental relations among them. The Act also provides for mechanisms and procedures in
                                                              T     D
                                                                                                                                A N 1       2005                       order to facilitate the settlement of intergovernmental disputes among spheres of government. The
                                                              progressive realization of the right to adequate housing”,                                               overall object of this Act is to provide within the principle of co-operative government number 10 as
                                                                                                                                                                       set out in the Constitution a framework for the national government, provincial governments and local
                                                              and recognizes in this context “an obligation to enable
                                                                                                                                                                       governments, and all organs of state, to facilitate co-ordination in the implementation of policy and
                                                              citizens to obtain quality housing and to protect and improve                                            legislation.
                                                              dwellings and neighbourhoods.

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Legislation                                  Objectives
Housing Development Agency Act               The Act serves to establish the Housing Development Agency and to provide for its functions and
A N 2       200                              powers. It also outlines the roles of the Agency which is to facilitate the acquisition of land and
                                             landed property, in a way that complements the capacities of Government across all spheres, and to                        4.3        Policy mandates
                                             fast-track land acquisition and housing development services for the purpose of creating sustainable
                                             human settlements
                                                                                                                                                                       The table below provides a number of key policies that
Spatial Planning and Land Use                The Act provides a framework for spatial planning and land use management in South Africa. It
Management Act, 2013                                                                                                                                                   still remain strategic and act as guiding documents for the
                                             other kinds of planning. It also ensures that the system of spatial planning and land use management                      development of all sustainable human settlement policies
                                             promoted social and economic inclusion.
Community Scheme Ombud Service               The Act serves to provide for the establishment of the Community Schemes Ombud Service and to                             and implementation mechanisms.
A A N         2011                           provide for its mandate and functions. The Act also provides for a dispute resolution mechanism in
                                             community schemes.                                                                                           Policy                                     Objectives
Broad based Black Economic                   The Act establishes a legislative framework for the promotion of black economic empowerment and              New Housing Policy and Strategy for        The White Paper provides key government’s overall approach to ensuring housing delivery.
Empowerment Act [Act No. 53 of               empowers the relevant Minister to issue codes of good practice and to publish transformation charters        S    A           P      1
200                                          for key sectors. The Act further establishes the Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council
                                                                                                                                                          The Comprehensive Plan for                 T     NG                                                                  1       200
E             A   A N             1 5        The Act serves to provide for the expropriation of land and other property for public and certain other      Sustainable Human Settlements,             provided a new strategy for the Development of Sustainable Human Settlements. It also served as
                                             purposes.                                                                                                    2004 (BNG)                                 government’s medium term (ten year) housing policy framework that introduced new approaches in
Development Facilitation Act [ActNo.         Facilitates and speeds up the implementation of the Reconstruction and Development Programme                                                            the provision of sustainable human settlements.
     1 5                                     and Projects.                                                                                                Financial Services Charter, 2003           The Charter is a transformation policy based on terms and conditions of the Broad Based Economic
Less Formal Township Establishment Provides for shortened procedures for the designation, provision and development of land and for the                                                              Empowerment Act of 2003 (BBEE. It is aimed at promoting social and economic integration and
A A N 11        1 1                establishment of township for less formal forms of residential settlement.
National Environment Management              To protect ecologically viable areas representative of South Africa‘s biological diversity and its natural                                                                                                     S        A
A (N 10        1             )               landscapes and seascapes in a system of protected areas. The Act places a responsibility to the
                                             Department to adhere to the sustainable development and conservation principles.                                                                        sectors of the economy.
Sectional Titles Management Act [Act The Act provides for the establishment of bodies corporate to manage and regulate sections and                       Social Housing Policy for South            The Social housing policy lays down principles for development of social housing, provides
N       2011                         common property in sectional titles schemes and for that purpose to apply rules applicable to such                   Africa, 2003                               mechanisms for creating an enabling environment in the housing sector to ensure development,
                                     schemes. It further requires the bodies corporate to establish a sectional titles schemes management                                                            growth, and delivery at scale. It also provides clear institutional and regulatory mechanisms under
                                     advisory council.                                                                                                                                               which the sector should operate; further sets clear funding mechanism for the social housing sector,
                                                                                                                                                                                                     promote mechanism for capacity building which encourages growth of the sector.
Inclusionary Housing Bill                    The Bill aims to promote greater social inclusion/integration and to break with highly segregated
                                             processes of built environment creation in South Africa. Boosting the supply of affordable housing is        The Integrated Urban Development           The Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF) is government’s policy position to guide
                                             a secondary objective. The bill aims to mobilize private sector delivery capacity for the provision of       Framework, 2016                            the future growth and management of urban areas. The IUDF aims to guide the development of
                                                                                                                                                                                                     inclusive, resilient and liveable urban settlements, while directly addressing the unique conditions and
                                             make better use of existing infrastructure.                                                                                                             challenges facing South Africa’s cities and towns.
Division of Revenue Act as amended           To Act provides for the equitable division of revenue raised nationally among the national, provincial       National Development Plan                  The NDP sets out a human settlements vision that, ‘by 2050 visible results from effectively
                                                                                                           I                                                                                         coordinated spatial planning systems shall have transformed human settlements in South Africa
                                             province’s equitable share and allocations to provinces, local government and municipalities from
                                             national government’s equitable share and the responsibilities of all three spheres pursuant to such                                                    facilities and essential infrastructure’. It also envisages that by 2030, measurable progress towards
                                             division and allocations.                                                                                                                               breaking apartheid spatial patterns would be achieved.
                                                                                                                                                          N        H          C      200             The Code contains key policy interventions that assist government in the implementation of
                                                                                                                                                                                                     sustainable human settlements and contains policy prescripts that should be applied by Provinces and
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Municipalities in the implementation of policy programmes.

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       4.4      Relevant court rulings

       The following presents major court cases which have
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       a range of diverse contexts and issues.

Case                                                 Case Description                                      Court Judgement                                   Case                                        Case Description                                          Court Judgement
Case No. 36133/2010                                  The matter concerns an urgent application             The South Gauteng High Court granted an           Lwandle Evictions Case No. 1114/2014        Invasion of Erf 32524, Nomzamo, Strand on the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town under
                                                     brought by the unlawful occupiers of Lenasia          eviction and demolishing order on September                                                   land owned by Sanral.                         for an urgent interdict to prevent this land from
                                                     Extension 13 after the Department demolished          2011 in terms of which the unlawful occupiers                                                                                               being occupied.
                                                     few of the incomplete structures thereon. The         were granted 30 days to vacate the properties     Occupiers of erven 87 & 88 Berea            The occupiers of ervens 87 and 88 in Berea                The Constitutional Court rescinded the
                                                     Department then brought a counter-application         by themselves, failing which the Department       and Christiaan Frederick De Wet N.O.        were served with a notice to terminate their              judgment and upheld the appeal on the basis
                                                     for eviction and demolition of structures illegally   was authorised to demolish the structures.        Roynath Parbhoo N.O.                        lease or occupation of the property. The                  that where an eviction by consent is granted
                                                     constructed on government land in Lenasia                                                               and The Poor Flat Dwellers Association      applicant in the High court made a settlement             the court is not absolved from its responsibility
                                                     Extension 13, Lenasia South, Lawley and                                                                 Case No: CCT 108/16                         order declaring that the respondent consented             of ensuring that such an eviction is just and
                                                     Ennerdale.                                                                                                                                          to an eviction and the date on which such an              equitable, all relevant circumstances still
                                                                                                                                                                                                         eviction will be carried out.                             need to be taken into account in ensuring that
                                                     The South African Human Rights Commission                                                                                                                                                                     such an eviction will not render the evictees
                                                                                        0 N                                                                                                              In an appeal in the constitutional court, the             homeless and in an instance whereby the
                                                     2012, in terms of which they are requesting                                                                                                         applicants applied that the High court judgment           evictees are to be rendered homeless the
                                                     the court to postpone the demolitions by the                                                                                                        be rescinded and their appeal be upheld as the            local authority must be joined in to provide
                                                     Department for a period of 30 days while they                                                                                                       High court erred in its judgment. The applicants          means of securing emergency alternative
                                                     are investigating any violations of human rights                                                                                                    contended that they had not consented to such             accommodation.
                                                     in the manner in which the court order is being                                                                                                     an eviction and that they only became aware
                                                     enforced by the Department. The matter is set                                                                                                       of the eviction order when it was served upon
                                                     down for 15 November 2012 in Gauteng South                                                                                                          them.
                                                     High Court.
                                                                                                                                                             The City of Johannesburg and                In the supreme court of appeal the city        The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the
C      N 200 1211                                    The matter concerns an eviction application           The South Gauteng High Court dismissed            Changing Tides 74 (Pty) Ltd                 of Johannesburg appealed the decision          appeal and made an order that the city must
                                                                   D                      0                the Department’s application for eviction         The Unlawful Occupiers of Tikwelo           of the High court to provide alternative       provide alternative accommodation to the
                                                     occupants who occupied incomplete houses in           on 21 September 2012 on the basis that            House, No 48 and 50 Davies Street,          accommodation to the respondents, the          unlawful occupiers of the premises who would
                                                     Eden Park, Extension 5.                               the Department allegedly failed to take the       Doornfontein, Johannesburg)                 unlawful occupiers of Tikwelo house No 48      be rendered homeless by the eviction.
                                                                                                           individual personal circumstances of the          The Socio-Economic Rights Institute         and 50 Davies Street who were said to be in    And further that the matter be remitted to the
                                                                                                           unlawful occupiers into consideration.            of South Africa                                                                            High Court for the court to make a just and
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan                    The matter concerns Moonlight Properties (Pty)        South Gauteng High Court granted the eviction     Case No: 735/2011                           human habitation, property of which was owned equitable determination as to when it would be
Municipality v Blue Moonlight Properties             Ltd, the City of Johannesburg, and the unlawful       and ordered the occupiers to vacate the                                                       by Changing tides 74 (PTY) LTD. The latter     appropriate to carry out the eviction order.
   (P ) L        A      (     10) 2011               occupiers of a building on Saratoga Avenue in         property.                                                                                     was served with a notice to provide documents
 A-SCA            M                                  Berea, Johannesburg.                                                                                                                                declaring that the premises were in an
Residents of Joe Slovo Community,                    The Joe Slovo residents unlawfully occupied           Western Cape High Court ruled against them                                                    inhabitable state by the city of Johannesburg.
Western Cape v Thubelisha Homes,                     land.                                                 thereby granting an eviction order in favour of   Isaac Rasepitle Pitje and Josiah Oupa       This is an eviction matter of Mr Pitjie who               In the appeal proceeding that Mr Pitje brought
Minister of Human Settlements, MEC for                                                                     the Minister of Local Government and Housing,     Shibambo/ Esther Veleminah Shibambo         resided in a property of his late father which            to the Constitutional Court, the judgment of the
Human Settlements, Western Cape, and                                                                       Western Cape.                                     City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality   was later transferred in the name of Mr Pitje’s           High Court was set aside, the court held that
       (CCT 22 0 ) 2011                                                                                                                                      Case CCT 144/15                             brother. After the two had stayed in the property         the High Court should remit the matter with an
                                                                                                                                                                                                         for all their lives the brother decided to sell           application for a rejoinder granted and consider
                                                                                                                                                                                                         the property to the Shibambos and ordered                 all the relevant circumstances of his eviction
                                                                                                                                                                                                         an eviction against Pitje who was 72 years                as to whether it would be just and equitable
                                                                                                                                                                                                         old and ill, and would be rendered homeless if            to have him evicted and the consequences of
                                                                                                                                                                                                         evicted from the property. The High court had             such an eviction.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         granted an eviction order without considering all
                                                                                                                                                                                                         relevant circumstances pertaining to whether it
                                                                                                                                                                                                         would be just and equitable to have him evicted.

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The case against the government by Irene Grootboom and             •   Repealing the Housing Consumer Protection Measures           5.        SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
others challenged the right of adequate housing as well                Act: This Bill seeks to strengthen the regulatory function
as the right of children in terms of Sections 26 and 28 of             of the NHBRC.                                                The Department of Human Settlements is committed to
the Constitution, respectively. Section 26(2) imposes an                                                                            facilitating and supporting the creation of sustainable and    particularly in the metropolitan areas. With only 30% of
obligation upon the state to take reasonable legislative and       •   Drafting the Human Settlement Development Bank               integrated human settlements across the country. This          South Africans that are able to purchase a house of more
other measures to ensure the progressive realisation of this           Bill: This Bill will serve as a key legislation to guide     commitment is in response to the NDP proposal and is                 R500 000
right within its available resources. This resulted in the state       operations of the Consolidated Human Settlements             outlined in the Medium Term Strategic Framework 2014           all perpetuate the demand for housing for various income
implementing a housing programme to maximise available                 Financial Institutions (DFIs) and contribute to access           201                                                        categories thus pushing the department-government and
resources to redress the housing shortage.                             to credit to enable the provision of sustainable human       economic growth and spatial restructuring.                     other stakeholders to collaborate in delivering housing
                                                                       settlements.                                                                                                                across various markets, address the fractured market, pay
4.5         Planned policy initiatives                                                                                              T                                                              attention to the development of infrastructure and public
                                                                   •   Amending the Prevention of Illegal Evictions and             opportunities since the dawn of democracy, adequate            spaces and provide transactional support on the title deeds
The review of housing legislation, regulations, policies               Unlawful Occupation of Land Act Revision of the Social       housing continues to be one of the main problems facing        programme.
and the development of the new legislation, policies and               Housing policy and Regulations                               the country. In 2016, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
programmes which respond to the need to transform the
                                                                                                                                    reported that the household size had decreased to 3.3          To address these, the department through the policy
space economy is at the core of the government strategic           •   Policy Review and Evaluations: Evaluations will be
                                                                                                                                                               1                    S     SA       frameworks is directing programmes to respond to the
agenda of creating sustainable Human Settlements. The                  undertaken in partnership with DPME and in line with
                                                                                                                                    also predicted that the number of households particularly      needs of poor households whilst also ensuring that
following remain the key policy initiatives:                           the key priorities of the Mandate paper. These will be
                                                                                                                                    in provinces that are mostly urban will continue to grow as    government’s efforts to deliver on housing and human
                                                                       used to strengthen work by the Department around
                                                                                                                                    the household size drops. It is also estimated that by 2020    settlements are realised through integrated planning
•     Development of the Human Settlements Code: Various               macro policies including the appointment of a panel of
                                                                                                                                    there will be about 3.6 million new household formations,      and good governance that supports optimal land use
      policy programmes were revised and will continue to              experts and core working group that will review the key
                                                                                                                                    with more than 2m falling within the income category of less   and stimulates private investment. While there is an
      be revised and new ones added in order to produce a                                          1      H                P
                                                                                                                                    than R3500 per month which will contribute to an increasing    acknowledgement that the human settlements sector is
      responsive Human Settlements Code.                               and the 2004 Breaking New Ground Strategy.
                                                                                                                                    demand for housing and also government support. The            reliant on good infrastructure, such as public transport,

•     Amendment of the Housing Act to Human Settlements                                                                             demand for adequate housing is estimated at about 2.2          water, energy sources and public spaces, the shrinking

      Legislation: The Housing Act require repeal and                                                                               million households, which includes households in informal      of the public sector allocation is hampering the up scaling

      aligned with the mandate approved by Cabinet to                                                                               settlements and backyard shacks. Of these, about 1.7m          of delivery and not enabling the achievement of delivery

      deliver sustainable human settlements in line with the                                                                        are registered in the Department of Human Settlements’         targets.

      Comprehensive Plan for the provision of sustainable                                                                           Housing Needs Database.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   During this MTSF period, the department focused on
      human Settlements.
                                                                                                                                    There is also an increasing number (±25%) of South African     strengthening accountability and oversight to ensure
                                                                                                                                    population particularly in metropolitan areas that require     improved planning and delivery. As a result, planning
                                                                                                                                    affordable rental accommodation. With the country’s total      frameworks are under revision, stronger reporting
                                                                                                                                    population that is projected to grow to about 58.5 million
                                                                                                                                    by 2030, there will be more demand for affordable rental       improved. To address these challenges, the department has
                                                                                                                                    which the department and its delivery partners must provide    prioritized:

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•     The implementation of catalytic programme that will         strategic outcome-oriented goals that drives the work of the   variables, informal housing has been seen as a response to
      direct investment to areas with potential for economic      D                                 T                            meeting the housing demand.
      development and growth.
                                                                      E                                                          Various interventions have been planned for to address the
•     The acquiring of well-located land                                                                                         shortcomings relating to the delivery of human settlements
                                                                  •   Integrated and responsive human settlements sector         and they include:
•     Establishing partnerships with mining houses to deal            planning and policy environment
      with housing and infrastructure challenges in mining                                                                       •     Strengthening the alignment and coordination to achieve      •    Supporting and encouraging public-private partnerships

      communities and securing of well-located land               •   Increased delivery of adequate housing in quality living         a common goal by various sector departments within
                                                                      environments                                                                                                                  •    The establishment of Human Settlements Ombudsman
                                                                                                                                       the three spheres of government involved in various
      E                                                                                                                                                                                                  which will provide the citizens the ability to hold their
                                                                                                                                       aspects of human settlements
      institution that will provide sustainable infrastructure    The efforts of the DHS’s various programmes and the                                                                                    government to account for its decisions.
                                                                  Department’s funding (including grants transferred to          •     Pursuing the integrated residential development
                                                                  provinces and metros) are now directed towards the                                                                                More focus will be in up-scaling delivery in the upgrading
                                                                                                                                       programme as a key driver for supporting mixed-
                                                                  achievement of the above strategic outcome-oriented                                                                               of informal settlements programme which will provide
                                                                                                                                       use, varied tenure, mixed typologies, and integrated
•     Scaling up of the Informal Settlements Upgrading                    F                        DHS                                                                                              households with secure tenure and access to basic
                                                                                                                                       development
      Programme                                                                                                                                                                                     services. Informal settlements upgrading process shall be

                                                                  targets. The most important general factors that might         •     Providing support to provinces and municipalities in the     directed by the integrated residential development where
•     Accelerating the eradication of title deeds backlog and     impede performance include underutilization of the urban             execution of the human settlements mandate through           mixed-use, mixed-tenure and other characteristics of
      issuing of title deeds for new subsidy market               settlements development grants by metros in relation to              the professional resource teams                              integration becomes the ultimate goal

                                                                  human settlements outcomes, slow pace by provinces
•     Accelerating the delivery of Social Housing to improve
                                                                  in issuing title deeds with ring fenced funding and lack of
      delivery on affordable rental                                                                                              Table 1: Diagram showing Performance of from 2014
                                                                  planning skills required at provincial and local level.
                                                                                                                                     Year                  Serviced Sites Completed               Houses/Units Completed                     Total Housing Opportunities
Invest in infrastructure and services vital for the functioning
                                                                  The performance environment for human settlements is also          2013/2014                                     1                                     105                                                15 12
of settlements
                                                                                                                                     2014/2015                                         5                                         5                                          1   11
                                                                  markets. This has resulted to overcrowding, inadequate             2015/2016                                  52 411                                   100                                                152 750
5.1         Performance environment
                                                                  dwellings, deplorable urban environment, degrading public          2016/2017                                  56 343                                       0       2                                      147 305
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) is currently            infrastructure and outright homelessness. The volatile
                                                                                                                                     TOTAL                                     206 292                                   391 803                                            598 095
implementing its 2015-2020 Strategic Plan. In order               economy that has led to budget cuts thus affecting the

to position DHS within the framework of the NDP, the              delivery of targets has aggravated the problem. Limited

2015-2020 DST Strategic Plan is structured around three

                                                                  to enter the formal housing market. Based on these

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5.2       Organisational environment                             5.3       Description of the strategic planning               6.      STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED
                                                                           process                                                     GOALS
T     D
Constitutional Mandate of providing access to adequate           The revision of the 2015-2020 strategic plan was informed     In response to the government’s call to be outcome
housing to all. The Department has revised its strategic         by the framework requirements as per Annexure D. The          focused in the planning and implementation approach,
goals and objectives and aligned them to the long term                                                                         the departmental goals have been aligned to the NDP
goal of achieving the sustainable human settlements. The         line with the Medium Term Strategic Framework. Strategic      proposals, MTSF priorities and also linked to key legislation
                                                                 goals and strategic objectives have been revised to align     that informs the operations of the Public Sector. The
To accelerate delivery and to address capacity related           with the departmental long term priorities and they include   Department of Human Settlements, Strategic goals and goal
challenges, the department is currently reviewing its                             T                                            statements are indicated in the table below:
organisational structure. The review of the structure has                         NDP
been informed by the departmental strategy of ensuring that            201 -201 MTSF                                            Strategic Outcome               E
                                                                                                                                Oriented Goal 1
good corporate governance is achieved, responsive policies                                                                      Goal Statement 1                Effectiveness of administration, governance and management systems to support
and programmes are developed and there is increased
support for better delivery. The realignment of the structure
                                                                                                                                Strategic Outcome               Integrated and responsive housing/human settlements sector planning and policy
                                                                                                                                Oriented Goal 2                 environment
the residential property market and strengthening the                                                                           Goal Statement 2                Review of existing policies and programmes and development of new policies to better
monitoring systems. Even though stringent measures have                                                                                                         direct delivery

been applied in the allocation of compensation budget, the
                                                                                                                                Strategic Outcome               Increased delivery of adequate housing in sustainable human settlements
department will base its realignment of the structure with the                                                                  Oriented Goal 3
available resources.                                                                                                            Goal Statement 3                F
                                                                                                                                                                utilization of Human Settlement Grants

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        7.      PROGRAMMES

                Programme 1:             Administration
                Programme 2:             Human Settlements Policy, Strategy and Planning
                Programme 3:             Programme Monitoring and Delivery Support
                Programme 4:             Housing Development Support

        7.1     Strategic Objectives

                7.1.1       Programme 1: Administration                                                                                                       7.1.2      Programme 2: Human Settlements Policy, Strategy and Planning

Strategic Objective       P                                                                                                                           Strategic Objective     To establish partnerships to support the delivery of Human Settlements sector priorities
Objective statement       The Department will improve administrative management practices by ensuring compliance with all government                  Objective statement     To facilitate partnerships with inter-sectoral spheres of government and with private sector for better delivery
                          prescripts
                                                                                                                                                      Objective Indicator     Human Settlements development plans aligned with other sectorial spheres of government.
Objective Indicator       Audit opinion with no matter of emphasis
                                                                                                                                                      Baseline                Social Contract
Baseline                  U              A       O                                                                                                                            Existing agreements
Justification             G                                                                                                                           Justification           This objective will increase participation of stakeholder in Human Settlements development.
Links                     This objective contributes to achievement of good corporate governance and administrative processes in line with            Links                   This objective will contribute to the achievement of coherent and coordinated government investment.
                          Outcome 12 objectives
                                                                                                                                                      Five Year target        National Human Settlements development plan developed
Five Year target          U              A       O                                                                                                                            Increased participation of stakeholders in human settlements development

Strategic Objective       E                                                                                                                           Strategic Objective     To develop evidence based policies and programmes.
Objective statement       To provide legal support for the development of comprehensive Human Settlement legislation.                                 Objective statement     To investigate , research and develop Human Settlements Policies and programmes to better direct implementation
Objective Indicator       A comprehensive Human Settlement Legislation developed                                                                      Objective Indicator     Human Settlements policies and programmes developed
Baseline                  Housing Act and the Housing code                                                                                            Baseline                Housing White paper
Justification             This objective will contribute to the development of Human Settlements legislation.                                                                 Housing Code
Links                     This objective assists in regulating the development of sustainable human settlements.                                      Justification           This objective will provide a framework for the realisation of sustainable human settlements and improved quality of
Five Year target          Comprehensive Human Settlement Legislation developed                                                                                                household life.
                                                                                                                                                      Links                   This objective serves as governing and coordinating framework for the development of Human Settlements.
Strategic Objective       To provide effective dispute resolution services                                                                            Five Year target        Policy framework for Human Settlements developed
Objective statement       To provide dispute resolution services to the Human Settlements sector
Objective Indicator       N
Baseline                  Housing Act and the Housing code
Justification             To provide citizenry with a tool to hold government and its institutions to accountable for their decisions.
Links                     This objective assists in regulating the development of sustainable human settlements.
Five Year target          100% of lodged disputes investigated

Strategic Objective       To provide ICT infrastructure that is reliable, secure and available
Objective statement       To provide an ICT infrastructure that is reliable, secured and available to support all business functions
Objective Indicator       Information and communication technology services provided
Baseline                  ITS and HSS availability
Justification             This objective contributes to the implementation of formal controls to ensure a reliable, secured and available IT system
Links                     This objective will assist in ensuring that the Department has a reliable and secure IT system
Five Year target          Integrated information and communication technology services provided

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                7.1.3       Programme 3: Programme Monitoring and Delivery Support                                                                    7.2       Resource considerations

Strategic Objective       Provide implementation support on the delivery of sustainable human settlements                                             The following is our resource considerations for each
Objective statement       To provide technical support to provinces and municipalities for the delivery of sustainable human settlements              programme:
Objective Indicator       Number of provinces supported on the implementation of human Settlements programmes
                                                                                                                                                      PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION
Baseline                  Reports on programmes implemented
Justification             The objective will contribute to the increase of human settlements (Housing) opportunities                       Sub Programmes                                            Audited outcome                     Adjusted             Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
Links                     This objective will contribute to the delivery of sustainable human settlements                                                                                                                                 Appro-                         Indicative
Five Year target                                                                     S                                                                                                                                                   priation
                                                                                                                                           R`000                                       2014/15           2015/16       2016/17            2017/18              2018/19               2019/20             2020/21
Strategic Objective       Enhanced sector monitoring and evaluation                                                                        Ministry                                          66 437        78 568           75 621               63 488               58 172                 0                      1
Objective statement       To track the implementation of programmes and measure effectiveness.                                             Departmental Management                       101 857           56 575           63 882           101                        0 21                     5        104 261
Objective Indicator       Number of Evaluation studies conducted                                                                           Corporate Services                            1 05             188 384       1     215            1      055           1         5           208 840           223 263
Baseline                  5                                                                                                                Property Management                             32 153           20                0                   10                   10                 43 332           45 830
                          Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Evaluation Plan
                                                                                                                                           Financial Management                               20           45 508         45 086               55 546               55 508                60 534           64 426
Justification             This objective will track implementation and outputs to measure the effectiveness of programmes
                                                                                                                                           TOTAL                                         433 080          411 074       420 897              457 665              442 650               471 546           502 671
Links                     This objective will measure the effectiveness of programmes
Five Year target          8 Evaluation studies completed                                                                                   Economic Classification                                   Audited outcome                     Adjusted             Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Appro-                         Indicative
Strategic Objective       Improved support and capacity for the human settlements sector                                                                                                                                                 priation
Objective statement       To provide capacity support and ensure that the sector has the capacity to deliver.                              R`000                                       2014/15           2015/16       2016/17            2017/18              2018/19               2019/20             2020/21
Objective Indicator       Number of provinces supported on the implementation of human Settlements programmes                              Current payments                              397 840          398 858       414 030              454 137               439 119              467 824           498 743
Baseline                  Sector Capacity building Policy                                                                                   Compensation of employees                    1                186 765       1                    224 770               22                   240 870           25    0
Justification             This objective will contribute in building capabilities for transforming Human Settlements                        Goods and services                           21          0    212 0         21        1          22                   215 340               22       5        2        5
Links                     This objective will contribute to the improved institutional capacity                                             Interest and rent on land                              21              4               -                    -                       -                    -              -
Five Year target                                                                          H       S          A    P                        Transfers and subsidies                         22 706           1 038            1 521                   46                    50                    53             56
                                                                                                                                            Provinces and municipalities                             -             -               -                    -                       -                    -              -
                                                                                                                                            Departmental agencies and accounts                       -             -               -                    -                       -                    -              -
                7.1.4       Programme 4: Housing Development Finance
                                                                                                                                            Higher education institutions                     1 170                -               -                    -                       -                    -              -
                                                                                                                                            Foreign governments and                                  -             -               -                    -                       -                    -              -
Strategic Objective       E                                                                                                                 international organisations
Objective statement       To monitor the utilisation of Human Settlements grants                                                            Public corporations and private                          -             -               -                    -                       -                    -              -
Objective Indicator       Human Settlements grants Frameworks developed                                                                     enterprises
                          L                                                                                                                 N -                                                      -             -               -                    -                       -                    -              -
Baseline                  Approved Human Settlements Grants Frameworks                                                                      Households                                     21 536           1 038            1 521                   46                    50                    53             56
Justification             T                                                                                                                Payments for capital assets                     12 426          10 928            5 189                3 482                3 481               3 669              3 872
                          investments
                                                                                                                                                                                                     -        236                  -                    -                       -                    -              -
Links                     T
                                                                                                                                            Machinery and equipment                          11 01         10 630            5 132                3 482                3 481                                  3 872
                          investments
                                                                                                                                            Software and other intangible assets              1 407            62               57                      -                       -                    -              -
Five Year target          Approved Human Settlements Grant Framework
                                                                                                                                           Payments for financial assets                       108            250             157                       -                       -                    -              -
                                                                                                                                           TOTAL                                         433 080          411 074       420 897              457 665              442 650               471 546           502 671

                                                                                                                                                      This programme allocation grows from R457.6 million in 2017/18 to R502.6 million in 2020/21, an average increase of 3.2%.
                                                                                                                                                      The programme biggest cost drivers apart from compensation of employees, are funds provided for Internal Audit activities
                                                                                                                                                      and special investigations, computer services and travel and subsistence. The programme mainly provides strategic
                                                                                                                                                      leadership to the sector and Department as well as support to the Department.

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        PROGRAMME 2: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS POLICY, STRATEGY AND PLANNING                                                                                                      PROGRAMME 3: PROGRAMME DELIVERY SUPPORT

Sub Programmes                                                Audited outcome                     Adjusted       Medium Term Expenditure Estimates              Sub Programmes                                       Audited outcome                       Adjusted             Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
                                                                                                   Appro-                   Indicative                                                                                                                      Appro-                         Indicative
                                                                                                  priation                                                                                                                                                 priation
R`000                                             2014/15         2015/16           2016/17       2017/18        2018/19            2019/20       2020/21       R`000                                    2014/15         2015/16       2016/17                2017/18            2018/19                 2019/20        2020/21
Management for Policy, Strategy and                          02       7 420               7 561       7 730          8 083              8 447           0       Management for Programme Delivery               01             7 533            6 837                   0                    0 1                   02     10 213
Planning                                                                                                                                                        Support
Human Settlements Policy Frameworks                    2      1     2 1               2              32 143         33 387              51          37 677      Programme Management Unit                       5          70 587                 2            15         1          1       01           200 247        265 046
Human Settlements Strategy and                         45 070          1 1            51 0 0         53 700         48 311            52 320        55 847
Planning                                                                                                                                                        Chief of Operation                           5 0 5         42 676                                48 168                          5          51 1          54 565
TOTAL                                                  78 703       75 738            86 600         93 573         89 781            95 966       102 611      TOTAL                                      133 712        120 796          151 742             217 302              246 005               261 045        329 824

Economic Classification                                       Audited outcome                     Adjusted       Medium Term Expenditure Estimates              Economic Classification                              Audited outcome                       Adjusted             Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
                                                                                                   Appro-                   Indicative                                                                                                                      Appro-                         Indicative
                                                                                                  priation                                                                                                                                                 priation
R`000                                             2014/15         2015/16           2016/17       2017/18        2018/19            2019/20       2020/21       R`000                                    2014/15         2015/16       2016/17                2017/18            2018/19                 2019/20        2020/21
Current payments                                       72 128       72 882            79 016         89 908         87 542            93 603       100 117      Current payments                            11 0           111 806         142 702             20                   2        2            248 621        316 716
 Compensation of employees                             45 311           05            53 422                 2      61 526            66 171        71 176       Compensation of employees                   53 001        5       1        5                    74 700                  1 50              77 451         83 382
 Goods and services                                    26 817       23 077            25 5 1         26 016         26 016            27 432        2       1    Goods and services                             0 2        53 815           82 760             1 1                  1 22                  171 170        233 334
 Interest and rent on land                                    -             -                 3              -              -                 -             -    Interest and rent on land                          3              -                                        -                        -              -             -
Transfers and subsidies                                 5 394        1 609             7 028          2 772          1 346             1 421         1 500      Transfers and subsidies                      13 602         7 865                1 5                   22             10         2         10              11 578
 Provinces and municipalities                                 -             -                 -              -              -                 -             -    Provinces and municipalities                        -             -                  -                     -                        -              -             -
 Departmental agencies and accounts                           -             -                 -              -              -                 -             -    Departmental agencies and accounts                  -             -                  -                     -                        -              -             -
 Higher education institutions                                -             -                 -              -              -                 -             -    Higher education institutions                                     -          3 500                         -            3 500                      -             -
 Foreign governments and                                12           1 368             1 2            1 272          1 346             1 421         1 500       Foreign governments and                             -             -                  -                     -                        -              -             -
 international organisations                                                                                                                                     international organisations
 Public corporations and private                        4 000               -          5 000          1 500                 -                 -             -    Public corporations and private                     -             -                  -                     -                        -              -             -
 enterprises                                                                                                                                                     enterprises
 N -                                                          -             -                 -              -              -                 -             -    N -                                                 -             -                  -                     -                        -              -             -
 Households                                                125         241                 105               -              -                 -             -    Households                                    10           7 865                   5                  22                        2         10             11 578
Payments for capital assets                             1 170        1 221                 546         893             893               942            994     Payments for capital assets                   1 011         1 083                   0              1 081                 1 374               1 450         1 530
                                                              -             -                 -              -              -                 -             -                                                        -             -                  -                     -                        -              -             -
 Machinery and equipment                                1 170        1 221                 546                                                2                  Machinery and equipment                      1 011         1 083                776               1 081                 1 374               1 450         1 530
 Software and other intangible assets                         -             -                 -              -              -                 -             -    Software and other intangible assets                -             -              14                        -                        -              -             -
Payments for financial assets                                11         26                  10               -              -                 -             -   Payments for financial assets                       3            42               55                        -                        -              -             -
TOTAL                                                  78 703       75 738            86 600         93 573         89 781            95 966       102 611      TOTAL                                      133 712        120 796          151 742             217 302              246 005               261 045        329 824

                                                                                T                                       R       5                                         T                                    R21                 201 1        R 2                    2020 21
                                                                                2017/18 to R102.6 million in 2020/21, an average nominal                                  1       T                                                                       H           E                  G                    T     D
                                                                                reduction of 3.1%. The programme’s biggest cost drivers                                   Restoration Grant over the MTEF. The programme biggest cost drivers are compensation of employees, consultants and
                                                                                are compensation of employees and travel and subsistence.                                 travel and subsistence.

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        PROGRAMME 4: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE                                                                                                                                                 of 2.2%. The Human Settlements Development Grant,

Sub Programmes                                                   Audited outcome                               Adjusted           Medium Term Expenditure Estimates                              which is a capital transfers grant to provinces allocation
                                                                                                                Appro-                       Indicative                                                      R1              201 1       R20 1
                                                                                                               priation
                                                                                                                                                                                                 2020/21 an average nominal growth of 0.2%. The Urban
R`000                                             2014/15             2015/16                2016/17            2017/18            2018/19             2019/20         2020/21
Management for Housing Development                          357                  1 036             2 137                4 082               4 453            4 736            5 036              Settlements Development Grant, which is a capital transfers
Finance                                                                                                                                                                                          grant metropolitan municipalities grows from R11.3 billion
C    I           O                                      16 488               1                    20 001            23 057              22 481              24 088           25 261
                                                                                                                                                                                                 in 2017/18 to R12.5 billion in 2020/21 an average nominal
Human Settlements Development Grant              1 0                 18 302 675             1 2            1   1                  18 166 520          18 832 802      20 101 0
                                                                                                                                                                                                 growth of 3.3%. Two new grants were introduced in the
Contributions                                       1 02                           0               2       5    1 317 031          1 15 0              1 143 236       1 152 865
Urban Settlements Development Grant              10 284 684          10 554 345             10                 11 382 247         11 306 137          11 880 786      12 5                       201 1                   T    D      R            G

Municipal Human Settlements Capacity                   300 000           100 000                           -                  -                   -               -               -              with an allocation of R1.6 billion over the MTEF and the
Grant                                                                                                                                                                                            Emergency Housing Grant with an allocation of R1.2 billion
Title Deeds Restoration Grant                                                                                                 -        518 655          547 700          577 823
                                                                                                                                                                                                 over the MTEF.
Emergency Housing Grants                                                                                                      -        400 000          426 000           5      1
TOTAL                                            28 712 737          29 426 936             29 927 992         32 695 760         31 577 280          32 859 348      34 851 058
                                                                                                                                                                                                 7.3       Risk management
Economic Classification                                          Audited outcome                               Adjusted           Medium Term Expenditure Estimates
                                                                                                                Appro-                       Indicative                                          T
                                                                                                               priation
R`000                                             2014/15            2015/16                 2016/17           2017/18            2018/19             2019/20         2020/21                    the strategic objectives stated in each programme.
Current payments                                        16 734               20 123               22 0              2     10            26 705              28 582       30 042
                                                                                                                                                                                      Risk no     Goal-1                             Objective                      Risk Identified                                 Mitigation Measures
 Compensation of employees                              1        5           15 5 0               17 534            1         5         1         0         21 188       22 241
 Goods and services                                         0                 4 533                4 515             7 015               7 015                               7 801          1. E                                     T                              Lack of management systems                      Implement management
                                                                                                                                                                                               and effectiveness of the              effective administrative       and poor implementation of                      systems to support institutional
 Interest and rent on land                                       -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -
                                                                                                                                                                                               department                            processes                      internal controls                               performance in critical areas
Transfers and subsidies                         28 465 892           29 244 937             29 805 857         32 518 621         31 470 346          32 780 524      34 820 761
 Provinces and municipalities                   2           05       2       5 020          2 12       5        1 51 5 0           0     1 12         31 687 288
 Departmental agencies and accounts                                      2         0               2     5      1 167 031          10        0         10     2        1 152 865            2. Integrated and responsive             To develop evidence based      Inability of policies/                          Ensuring alignment of
 Higher education institutions                                   -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -             housing/human settlements             policies and programmes        programmes to adequately                        business plans with Annual
                                                                                                                                                                                               sector planning and policy                                                                                           Performance Plans and Built
 Foreign governments and                                         -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -             environment                                                          needs                                           Environment Plans
 international organisations
 Public corporations and private                                 -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -          3. Increased provision of                To Provide implementation      Slow pace of delivery and poor Provision of technical support
 enterprises                                                                                                                                                                                   adequate housing in quality           support on the delivery        expenditure trends             to Provinces and Municipalities
 N -                                                             -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -             living environments                   of sustainable human                                          to fast-track delivery
 Households                                                      -                 11                    3                    -                   -               -              -                                                   settlements
Payments for capital assets                                 110                   876                  86                229                 229              242              255                                                                                  Misinterpretation of human                      Capacity building initiatives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    settlements strategies and                      implemented, communication
                                                                 -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    policies                                        of programmes strengthened
 Machinery and equipment                                    110                   876                  86                22                  22               242              255
 Software and other intangible assets                            -                     -                   -                  -                   -               -              -                                                                                  Limited availability of                         Initiate capacity building
Payments for financial assets                          230 001           161 000                 100 000           150 000             80 000            50 000                  -                                                                                  personnel with required skills                  programmes to deliver on the
TOTAL                                           28 712 737           29 426 936             29 927 992         32 695 760         31 577 280          32 859 348      34 851 058                                                                                                                                    mandate

                                                                                           This programme allocation consists mostly of conditional grants and                              4.                                       E                              Application of the grants for                   Continuous analysis of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     utilization of human           unintended purposes                             performance
                                                                                           transfer to Departmental Institutions. The allocation grows from R32.6                                                                    settlements grants
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 PART C: LINKS TO OTHER PLANS

8.      LINKS TO THE LONG-TERM                                  is framed according to the MTSF. The document contains         9.        CONDITIONAL GRANTS
        INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER                                housing targets across a range of housing programmes.
        CAPITAL PLANS                                           These are national targets and each Province and               9.1        Human Settlements Development Grant
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The Department directly contributes to the infrastructure
                                                                                                                               The conditional grant enables the Department to provide          10. PUBLIC ENTITIES
                                                                                                                               effective oversight and ensure compliance with the Housing
build programme, across the strategic integrated projects       and supply projections. Cumulatively, all Provinces and
                                                                                                                                     T    G                                                     The Department of Human Settlements has seven public
(SIPs) and reports to the progress made to the PICC. A          Municipalities contribute to the National targets.
                                                                                                                               that is transferred to the provinces for Human Settlements       entities reporting to it:

                                                                8.2          Provincial Plans                                  Development. Funding is provided on the basis of housing
to this, the projects implemented through the Urban
                                                                                                                                                                                                1) Estate Agency Affairs Board
                                                                                                                               needs, the number of households earning less than R3 500
Settlements Grants and the partnerships created with sector
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (EAAB)
                                                                Provincial capital expenditure for human settlements           per month, and the population per province. The grant will
departments like Water and Sanitation linked to the long
                                                                                                        (                      continue over the reporting period.
term infrastructure plans. The Master Spatial plan SP that is                                                                                                                                   2) National Housing Finance Corporation
currently under development also forms part of the long term                          -           ) A           P
                                                                                                                               9.2        Urban Settlements Development Grant                       (NHFC)
infrastructure plan as it seeks to direct human settlements     Plans track budget spends according to each programme.

                                                                                                                               The is a supplementary capital infrastructure grant with         3) National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency
                                                                8.3          Municipal Plans
that will have long term impact on the country’s spatial                                                                       conditions, objects and distribution criteria including              (NURCHA)
transformation agenda.                                                                                                         infrastructure backlogs aimed at improving outcomes of
                                                                Municipal capital expenditure for human settlements
                                                                                                                                                                                                4) Social Housing Regulatory Authority
                                                                                                        (                                                              T    G
The department through its programmes also contributes to                                                                                                                                           (SHRA)
                                                                                      -           ) T                          the conditional grant to municipalities for infrastructure and
the New Growth Path which is the main job driver to ensure
                                                                are known as the Housing Chapter and are an integral part      human settlements development, to support the upgrading
effective delivery is to improve both physical infrastructure                                                                                                                                   5) National Home Builders Registration Council
                                                                of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of municipalities.    of informal settlements in metropolitan municipalities. The
and human resources. The department’s contribution to the                                                                                                                                           (NHBRC)
                                                                Service Delivery Budget Implementation Plans (SDBIP) are       grant will continue over the reporting period.
SIP’s assists in ensuring that the department and the sector
                                                                one-year capital expenditure plans effectively breaking down                                                                    6) Rural Housing Loan Fund
plans ahead and move away from the stop-start syndrome                                                                         9.3        Title Deeds Restoration Grant
                                                                the budget into quarters.                                                                                                           (RHLF)
around the building of infrastructure. This provides a
                                                                                                                               The conditional grant provide funding for the eradication of
greater certainty to the construction industry and provides a
                                                                Built Environment Performance Plan (BEPP) encourages                                                                            7) The Housing Development Agency
                                                                                                                               the title deeds registration backlog and the professional fees
roadmap for investors and communities.
                                                                municipalities to plan how the outputs funded from various                                                                          (HDA)

8.1       Medium Term Strategic Framework                       grants will contribute to coherent outcomes for the city as
                                                                         S                                                     9.4        Emergency Housing Grant                               8) Community Schemes Ombud Service

The Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) sets out the         Urban Settlements Development Grant and Human                                                                                       (CSOS)

                                                                Settlements Development Grant.                                 The grant provide funding to municipal and provincial
                      O              T           -
                                                                                                                               administrations for provision of temporary shelter assistance
                                                                Municipal social housing institutions develop annual           to households affected by disasters.
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      Summarized below are the mandate and key strategic objectives of each of these entities.

      Table 13: Human Settlement Entities

Public Entity                     Mandate                   Output                                   Current Budget    Date of next          Public Entity                                               Mandate                    Output                                                Current Budget                Date of next
                                                                                                                       Evaluation                                                                                                                                                                                       Evaluation
National Housing Finance          Mobilise funding into • 1 630 housing opportunities facilitated    R80,000,000       1st quarter review:   Housing Development                                         Facilitate the release     • 3 000 hectares of well-located land                 R222,177,000                  1st quarter review:
Corporation (NHFC)                human settlements       through disbursements                      (Capital Grant)   August 2018           Agency                                                      of land and landed           released for human settlement                       (Operational                  August 2018
                                  space in partnership  • 826 rental housing opportunities                             2nd quarter review:   (HDA)                                                       properties for               development (targeting poor and                     Grant)                        2nd quarter review:
                                  with broad range of     facilitated through disbursements                            November 2018                                                                     human settlements            middle income households).                                                        November 2018
                                  institutions. It also • 205 affordable housing opportunities                         3rd quarter review:                                                               development                • 1 000 hectares released and rezoning                                              3rd quart 1st quarter
                                  provides wholesale      facilitated through disbursements                            February 2018                                                                                                  of land.                                                                          review: August 2018
                                                        •                                                              4th quarter review:                                                                                          • Provide 5 informal settlements                                                    2nd quarter review:
                                  fund and risk manager   through leveraged funds                                      M 201                                                                                                          projects with implementation support                                              November 2018
                                                        • 782 leveraged from the private sector                                                                                                                                     • Provide technical support to 22                                                   3rd quarter review:
                                                          (R’m)                                                                                                                                                                       projects in mining towns.                                                         February 2018
Estate Agency Affairs Board       Regulate, maintain     • 75% of compliant registered estate        -                 1st quarter review:                                                                                          • 50 C                                                                              4th quarter review:
(EAAB)                            and promote the          agents                                                      August 2018                                                                                                    assessed.                                                                         M 201
                                  standard of conduct    • 14 000 000 radio consumers reached                          2nd quarter review:                                                                                          •                                                                                   February 2018
                                  of estate agents;        through radio awareness campaigns                           November 2018                                                                                                  support as per MTOPs and business                                                 4th quarter review:
                                                         • 10% of compliant estate agents                              3rd quarter review:                                                                                            plans                                                                             M 201
                                                           operating in affordable housing                             February 2018                                                                                                • 5722 sites serviced
                                  qualifying applicants;   markets                                                     4th quarter review:                                                                                          • 7168 housing units provided
                                  prescribe the standard • 1 000 youth placed with host                                M 201                 National Urban                                              NURCHA’s mandate           • 1 365 affordable houses built and                   -                             1st quarter review:
                                  of education and         employers                                                                         Reconstruction and Housing                                  is to ensure the             sites serviced with NURCHA bridging                                               August 2018
                                  training of estate     • Fidelity Fund Net Asset Value 1.25%                                               Agency                                                      availability of                                                                                                2nd quarter review:
                                  agents; investigate      per annum                                                                         (NURCHA)                                                                               • 10 120 subsidy houses built and                                                   November 2018
                                  complaints lodged      • 10% increase in Estate Agencies                                                                                                               to small, medium             sites serviced with NURCHA bridging                                               3rd quarter review:
                                  against estate agents,   operating in the affordable housing                                                                                                           and established                                                                                                February 2018
                                  manage the Estate        market (30% over MTSF period)                                                                                                                 contractors building       • 2 Infrastructure and community facility                                           4th quarter review:
                                  Agents Fidelity Fund   • Project management and secretarial                                                                                                            low and moderate-            projects completed with NURCHA                                                    M 201
                                                           support in the Implementation plan for                                            An Agency of the National Department of Human Settlements
                                                                                                                                                                                                         income housing and
                                                           title deeds.                                                                                                                                  related communities        • 37 Contractors trained through the
                                                         • Bi annual data/information on industry                                                                                                        facilities and               Contractor Finance and Development
                                                           trends and analysis available                                                                                                                 infrastructure               Programme
Home Builders Registration        Provide housing           • 50 471 non-subsidy homes by private    -                 1st quarter review:   Rural Housing Loan Fund:                                    The RHLF is a            • 53 772 housing loans disbursed        -                                             1st quarter review:
Council (NHBRC)                   consumers with              sector enrolled                                          August 2018           (RHLF)                                                                               • 60% of loans provided to people                                                     August 2018
                                  warranty protection       • 123 600 subsidy homes enrolled                           2nd quarter review:                                                               institution, established   earning R3,500 or less per month                                                    2nd quarter review:
                                  against defects in new    • 52 164 non-subsidy enrolled homes                        November 2018                                                                        A        1            • R25     0                                                                           November 2018
                                  homes, and to provide       inspected                                                3rd quarter review:                                                               association not for        intermediaries.                                                                     3rd quarter review:
                                  protection against        • 84 455 subsidy homes enrolled                            February 2018                                                                     gain. The company        • 0                              201                                                  February 2018
                                  any failure of builders     inspected                                                4th quarter review:                                                               is mandated to           • 20% of loans issued to people earning                                               4th quarter review:
                                  to comply with their      • 3 201 new homebuilder registrations                      M 201                                                                             empower low income         over R15 000                                                                        M 201
                                  obligations in terms        approved                                                                                                                                   households in rural      • 100% clients visited for loan
                                  of the Housing            • 11 2                                                                                                                                       areas to access
                                  Consumer Protection         registrations                                                                                                                              housing credit
                                  M          A 1            • 2000 homebuilders trained                                                      Social Housing Regulatory                                   Regulate and support       •   14,000 Units approved for RCG award.              R1,225,752,000    1st quarter review:
                                  (A 5 1 )                  • 2 000 youth trained                                                            Authority (SHRA)                                            the social housing         •   12 508 Social housing units delivered.                              August 2018
                                                            • 500 home inspectors trained                                                                                                                sector in order to         •   37 085 units under regulation                     (R1,143,640,000 2nd quarter review:
                                                            • 400 Artisans trained                                                                                                                       accelerate the delivery    •    5                     RCG (N                     Consolidated      November 2018
                                                            • 1 800 women trained                                                                                                                        of sustainable and             named the Consolidated Capital Grant)             Capital Grant;    3rd quarter review:
                                                            • 450 Military Veterans trained                                                                                                                                                                                               R20,132,000       February 2018
                                                            • 300 people with disabilities trained                                                                                                       housing projects.                                                                Institutional     4th quarter review:
                                                                                                                                                                                                         It is responsible for                                                            Investment Grant; M 201
                                                                                                                                                                                                         the disbursement                                                                 R46,815,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                         of institutional                                                                 Operational Grant
                                                                                                                                                                                                         investment and                                                                   and R10,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                         capital grants to social                                                         Regulations)
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