Question NW329 to the Minister of Human Settlements
06 March 2019 - NW329
Hlonyana, Ms NKF to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
What is the total number of the Reconstruction Development Programme houses that were built in each province in 2018?
Reply:
According to information confirmed with Provincial Departments of Human Settlements, the Provinces in conjunction with their respective Local Municipalities built a total of 86 006 partially or fully subsidised houses (excluding 50 309 Serviced Sites) across the various national housing programmes. Of these houses that were built, 76 929 houses may be deemed to be categorised as Reconstruction Development Programme (RDP) houses, implying that they were fully state-subsidised, and provided at no cost to the approved, qualifying beneficiaries.
The total number of the Reconstruction Development Programme houses that were built in each province in 2017/2018 (01 April 2017 to 31 March 2018) is as follows:
|
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF RDP HOUSES BUILT: 2017/18 |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
10 664 |
|
FREE STATE |
2 935 |
|
GAUTENG |
14 562 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
18.781 |
|
LIMPOPO |
9 077 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
8 574 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
780 |
|
NORTH WEST |
5 770 |
|
WESTERN CéPE |
5 786 |
|
TOTAL |
76 929 |