Question NW2581 to the Minister of Human Settlements

Reply:

1). The allocations of Human Settlements Grants in the KwaZulu-Natal Province:

(i) 2021/22 Financial Year

Provincial Allocations- KwaZulu-Natal Province

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)
Human Settlements Development Grant	2 455 021
Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme Grant	714 375
Provincial Emergency Housing Grant	-

Municipal Allocations-eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)
Urban Settlements Development Grant	1 288 158
Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme Grant	686 369

(ii) 2022/23 Financial Year

Provincial Allocations- KwaZulu-Natal Province

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)
Human Settlements Development Grant	2 935 224
Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme Grant in KwaZulu-Natal	756 868
Provincial Emergency Housing Grant	-

Municipal Allocations- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)
Urban Settlements Development Grant	1 279 036
Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant	727 265

2). Transferred Amounts

(i) 2021/22 Financial Year

Provincial Grant Transfers

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)	Transferred (R’000)
Human Settlements Development Grant	2 455 021	2 455 021
Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant	714 375	714 375
Provincial Emergency Housing Grant	-	-

Municipal Grant Transfers- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)	Transferred Funds (R’000)
Urban Settlements Development Grant	1 288 158	1 288 158
Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant	686 369	686 369
Municipal Emergency Housing Grant	-	-

(ii) 2022/23 Financial Year

Provincial Grant Transfers as at 31 August 2022

Name of Grant	Allocations R’000)	Transferred Funds (R’000)
Human Settlements Development Grant	2 935 224	1 472 072
Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant	756 868	415 937
Provincial Emergency Housing Grant	325 764	140 003

Municipal Grant Transfers as at 31 August 2022

Name of Grant	Allocations (R’000)	Transferred (R’000)
Urban Settlements Development Grant	1 279 036	447 663
Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant	727 269	363 633
Municipal Emergency Housing Grant	-	-

3). Relevant details of all approved reprioritization from existing and future budget allocations from the grants for the specific purposes of flood relief in KwaZulu-Natal:

(i) KwaZulu-Natal Province

a) Human Settlements Development Grant

The natural disasters that occurred recently implied that the National Department had to approve the entire annual allocation of Provincial Emergency Housing Grant (PEHG) amounting to R326 million to assist the reported disaster of KwaZulu-Natal Province and therefore had no funds afterwards to assist any other Province with similar funding needs.

In the case of KwaZulu-Natal Province, an amount of R515 million (HSDG-R326 million and ISUPG – R189 million) was reprioritised by the Province to address the disaster and after the PEHG was approved, the Province decided to utilise the R326 million from PEHG and reverse the same amount which was reprioritised to address the disaster back to the HSDG.This implied that the Province still has the full annual allocation of HSDG of R2.9 billion to address human settlements needs for the 2022/23 financial year.

b) Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant

The Province had reprioritised R189 million from ISUPG and that amount remains to cater for the widely reported and declared disaster. The annual allocation of the grant amounts to R727 million for this current financial year.

(ii) eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Municipal Reprioritised Funds from the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) and Informal Settlements Development Grant (ISUPG) for Municipalities are for the 2022/23 financial year as detailed below:

a) Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG)-R340.3 million

1. Sundry replacements (Blocksum) and replacement of network to ensure security of supply to existing customers - R14.4 million;
2. Repair of damaged road surface, sidewalks, manhole, storm recovery, bridges, catch pit, embankments Damaged gabion, road reinstatement and storm water repairs in various areas – R218.4 million;
3. Marrianhill Storm Water Protection and Environments Protection, replacement of Leachate Treatment Plants, Sundry Replacements (Blocksum) Lovu Landfill cell PH and Infrastructure, Bisassar Road Landfill – R72.3 million; and
4. Tongaat Water Treatment Works Remedial to storm damage – R35.2 million.

b) Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant – R124.4 million

1. Purchase of land in Quarry Road West and Ezingwenyeni Informal Settlements – R8 million; and
2. Three projects for refurbishment or rehabilitate the infrastructure damaged by storm in various informal settlements namely, Dassenhook Informal Settlement, Salvia Place Informal Settlement, Quarry Road Informal Settlement, Umlazi Z and Q Informal Settlement and Mayville Informal Settlement – R116.4 million.