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PRE-BUDGET HEARINGS

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Housing. PRE-BUDGET HEARINGS. 2007/08 to 2009/10. Together, helping people to house themselves. Vision. The vision of the department is: -

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PRE-BUDGET HEARINGS

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  1. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Housing PRE-BUDGET HEARINGS 2007/08 to 2009/10 Together, helping people to house themselves

  2. Vision The vision of the department is: - Enabling all people to house themselves by engaging various institutions and stakeholders in the provision of a conducive and enabling environment

  3. Mission The mission of the department is: - To effectively and efficiently manage the implementation of National and Provincial Housing Programmes in partnership with the relevant role players, by developing sustainable human settlements characterised by affordable and adequate shelter for qualifying citizens in KwaZulu-Natal

  4. Key Focus Areas • The following are the key focus areas were identified during the strategic plan review: • Eradication of slums in KZN by 2014 • Strengthening governance and service delivery • Ensuring job creation through housing delivery • Accelerating housing in rural areas • Accelerating the hostels redevelopment and upgrade programme. • Completion of all blocked projects by 2007 • Creating rental/social housing opportunities • Building the capacity of housing stakeholders (especially municipalities) • Promoting home ownership (through the EEDBS) • Provision of housing to vulnerable groups including those affected by HIV/AIDS • Ensuring the provision of incremental housing, and • Implementation of the Financial Service Market Programme

  5. Budget Allocation

  6. Budget Allocation

  7. Administration

  8. Housing Planning and Research

  9. Housing Planning and Research

  10. Housing Development Implementation

  11. Service Delivery Targets UnitsR’000 • Project linked subsidy • Sites:- • Normal 5,320 86,290 • Informal settlement 5,721 96,873 • Blocked 788 12,608 • Topstructures:- • Normal 3,700 85,100 • Informal settlement 5,497 125,001 • Blocked 3,212 37,392

  12. Service Delivery Targets UnitsR’000 • Peoples Housing Process • Sites 5,371 90,639 • Topstructures 4,800 114,144 • Establishment grant 8,500 • Rural • Sites 2,800 44,765 • Topstructures 3,100 71,300

  13. Service Delivery Targets UnitsR’000 • Emergency housing • Sites 1,800 28,800 • Topstructures 500 17,000 • Rectification • Topstructures 841 20,000 • Consolidation • Topstructure 450 11,515 • Institutional • Topstructure 700 28,060

  14. Housing Development Implementation

  15. Housing Property Management

  16. Housing Property Management

  17. Conditional Grant Business Plan • The department is in the process of finalising the Conditional Grant Business Plan for the 2007/08 financial year • This plan is fully aligned to the Annual Performance Plan and Budget Statement of the department • The compliance to this plan will be reported on a quarterly basis as part of the department’s quarterly reporting process

  18. Conditional Grant • The department receives the majority (86%) of its funding from the Integrated Housing and Human Settlement Development conditional grant • The purpose of the grant is • to promote the achievement of a non racial, integrated society through the development of integrated sustainable human settlements and quality housing.

  19. Conditional Grant

  20. Infrastructure • The department’s infrastructure budget is linked to the conditional grant budget and is broken down as follows: - • Capital Infrastructure Transfers • Construction of low income houses 921,075 • Hostel Redevelopment 75,600 • Social and economic facilities 120,000 • Current • Maintenance 138,880 • Total 1,255,555

  21. Donor Funding • The department has an agreement with the Flemish Government to fund the formation of Housing Components in municipalities • The department will receive €590,179 (±R5,5million) in terms of this agreement • It is anticipated that the department will receive R1,56 million during the 2007/08 financial year for this programme

  22. Conclusion • In conclusion it should be noted that the department • continues to show clear contributions to the achievement of Provincial Priorities; • remains committed to integrated development; • will facilitate the integration of the housing sector plans with the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) • will participate fully in the development of municipal IDPs

  23. Thank you

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