COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 2004 “BREAKING NEW GROUND IN HOUSING DELIVERY”

PURPOSE To indicate the shifts in housing policy embodied in the Comprehensive Plan for the Creation of Sustainable Human Settlement and review progress with implementation

OUTLINE 1.Ten year review of the housing programme (1994 to 2004) – achievements and challenges 2.Outcomes of an extensive consultation process 3.The Goals of the Comprehensive Plan 4.The various interventions contained in the Plan including progress made

The 2004 Review of ten years of the Housing Programme Achievements 1994 to 2004: –Reformed the pre-1994 State housing programme and the institutional architecture –Delivered 1,6 million housing opportunities –Affected the lives of some 6 million people –Invested R 29,5 billion in the country –Culminated in a sophisticated delivery system, addressing a range of needs

The 2004 Review of ten years of the Housing Programme Unintended consequences and challenges : –Peripheral development of low cost housing continued Apartheid settlement patterns –Poor quality products and settlements lacking social and economic infrastructure –Inadequate community participation –Secondary housing market under developed in low cost areas

The 2004 Review of ten years of the Housing Programme Unintended consequences and challenges : –Corruption and mal-administration –Slowdown in delivery –Under spending of housing budgets –Limited and decreasing private sector participation –Increasing backlog owing to new household formation and migration pressures –Growing informal settlements

Challenges in the housing environment 2004 Population growth at 2,1% 30% increase in the number of households 1,8 million households inadequately housed High urbanisation rate - 2,7% pa Increasing structural unemployment and informality More households falling in subsidy income band Increasing social and geographical disparities Slow rate of delivery

Challenges in the housing environment 2004 Policy changes (savings requirement) slowed down delivery Ineffective monitoring and oversight systems Uneven application of policies Dominance of the capital subsidy Delivery capacity constraints

Government priorities for 2004 to Rooting out corruption & maladministration 2.Fast tracking delivery 3.Capacity building to deliver at scale 4.Mitigating social crime 5.Diversification of the housing programme-densification of residential areas

Outcomes of a comprehensive consultation process Policy principles in the Housing White Paper,1994 continue to underpin the programme. Need to shift to a demand driven approach. Emphasis on quality of the product and the living environment. Need to strengthen the contract with civil society. Need to maximise the “spin offs” (multiplier effects) of the programme

The Comprehensive Plan Goal: “Human settlements which are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable” (Plan approved by Cabinet 1 September 2004)

Towards defining sustainable human settlement

Sustainable human settlement are: “Well governed settlements, in which growth and social development are in balance with the carrying capacity of the natural systems on which they depend for their existence and result in sustainable development, wealth creation, poverty alleviation and equity.”

The Comprehensive Plan, 2004 Focus areas: 1.Creating quality living environments 2.Needs oriented approach 3.Building a non-racial, integrated society 4.Unblocking delivery constraints 5.Building capacity 6.Rooting out corruption and mal- administration

The interventions 1.CREATING QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENTS The informal settlement upgrading programme – main area of focus for 2014 target Programme to provide social and economic amenities in new residential developments Alternative housing technologies – Eric Molobi hub Environmentally efficient housing guide-lines Variation of the subsidy to cater for disabilities and special development conditions

The interventions 2. A NEEDS ORIENTED APPROACH Social Housing Programme – access to rental housing Rental housing programme – Community Residential Programme (CRU) – affordable rental housing Enhanced People’s Housing Process (PHP) Promote densification and urban efficiency – Social housing in demarcated urban zones – urban renewal Farm worker housing programme Diversify tenure options – rental programme Emphasis on community participation in planning and implementation Emergency housing programme

The interventions 3. BUILDING AN INTEGRATED NON-RACIAL SOCIETY Integrated residential development programme – range of income groups and facilities in single project – linked to inclusionary housing Housing land policy – acquiring well located land for residential development through the housing grant Housing chapters in municipal Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) inclusive consultation Densification of residential areas – Social housing in demarcated urban zones aimed at urban renewal

The interventions 4. UNBLOCKING DELIVERY CONSTRAINTS Enhanced access to housing finance – Finance Linked Housing Subsidy Programme (FLISP). Funding to facilitate project development and implementation (OPSCAPS). Project implementation support teams (Eastern Cape initiative). Streamlined and flexible progress payments system Social Contract with key stakeholders  Municipal accreditation

The interventions 5. CAPACITY BUILDING Training and education – consumer education - a re ageng Mzansi and other community information programmes Job creation – Expanded Public Works Programme, People’s Housing Process Emerging contractor support (NURCHA and NHBRC) Housing Development Agency (HDA) to support provinces and municipalities – land and implementation Research Unit Human Settlement Policy Support Directorate International cooperation Provincial housing policy development model

The interventions 6. ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION AND MAL- ADMINISTRATION Investigative unit established and operational - linked to Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Upgrading of the Housing Subsidy System and Housing Demand Database National Monitoring and Evaluation Unit

Legislation Social Housing Act, 2008 Amended Rental Housing Act,2008 Home Loan and Consumers Protection Measures Act - Regulations, 2007 Review of provincial legislation and implementation of national housing legislation Housing Development Agency Act, 2008  Amendments to Housing Act, 1997  Amendments to Prevention of Illegal Eviction and Occupation of Land Act – Department of Land Affair – Task Team  Inclusionary Housing Bill  Sectional Titles Bill – Transfer governance issues to NDOH

Research Research agenda Beneficiary needs (backlog) and define adequate housing Research unintended consequences of policy Research sustainability of housing interventions Build a research network Review the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan  Research into better alignment of decision- making  Research traditional housing enhancement – Working with Dept Science and Technology

Communication Comprehensive communication strategy Comprehensive targeted consumer education programme

Work in progress  Inclusionary Housing Programme and legislation  Housing Demand Database and HSS upgrade on-going  Appropriate institutional architecture – roles responsibilities and mandates  Review of FLISP  Ongoing Research  Legislation

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