Question NW4071 to the Minister of Human Settlements

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07 December 2015 - NW4071

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Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

With regard to housing delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape, (a) how many Breaking New Ground houses have been built in the specified municipality (i) since 2011 and (ii) in the beginning of the 2015-16 financial year and (b) what were the targets for the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14, (iv) 2014-15 and (v) 2015-16 financial years?

Reply:

(a) (i) A total of 11 252 houses were delivered in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality since 2011 (01 April 2011 to 31 October 2015) with budgets allocated from the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG).

(ii) Preliminary information indicates that at least 440 houses were completed in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality from 01 April 2015 to 31 October 2015.

The table below provides information on deliverable versus the targets for each year, where available:

FINANCIAL YEAR

HOUSES - TARGET

HOUSES DELIVERED

2011-12

Information is not available

2 983

2012-13

Information is not available

1 560

2013-14

3 978

3 973

2014-15

3 079

3 079

2015-16

2 778

440 (April to October)

Total houses delivered

 

11 252

  1. While the average annual target for houses over the last three years for Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and for which the information is readily available was 3 278 houses, the municipal level information was included in the HSDG provincial business plan only from 2013-14.

The delivery targets (houses only) per year since 2011-12 were:

(i) 2011-12: Information not available (Municipal level target not catered for at in the HSDG provincial business plan);

(ii) 2012-13: Information not available (Municipal level target not catered for at in the HSDG provincial business plan);

(iii) 2013-14: 3 978 houses;

(iv) 2014-15: 3 079 houses;

(v) 2015-16: 2 778 houses.

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