Question NW2233 to the Minister of Human Settlements
30 June 2023 - NW2233
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether she intends to issue a comprehensive public report on the utilisation of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Grant for reticulation of water in the informal settlements of the Republic in terms of the targets set by her department since 2024; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Though it is not a legislative requirement, the Minister may consider to publish a report on the Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG), if so doing will improve the performance of the sector.
The Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) is a schedule 5 grant that is allocated to Provincial Departments of Human Settlements and Metropolitan Municipalities for upgrading of permanent bulk water, sanitation, and electricity infrastructure (including Alternative Building Technology systems) that services informal settlements. During the 2022/23 financial year the National Department of Human Settlements approved business plans where Metropolitan Municipalities were allocated a budget of R1,188,181,137 for permanent water and sanitation infrastructure that includes reticulation. The breakdown of these allocations is as follows:
Metropolitan Municipalities 2022/23 ISUPG:
|
Name of Metropolitan Municipality |
Total Permanent Municipal Engineering Services Budget for 2022/23 |
|
|
Water Infrastructure |
Sanitation Infrastructure |
|
|
1. Buffalo City Metro |
R32,700,000 |
R25,063,320 |
|
2. City of Tshwane |
R84,634,701 |
R111,919,741 |
|
3. City of Ekurhuleni |
R289,427,684 |
R0 |
|
4. City of Johannesburg |
R63,912,000 |
R96,222,000 |
|
5. Mangaung Metro |
R78,539,500 |
R144,896,650 |
|
6. Nelson Mandela Bay |
R0 |
R33,743,000 |
|
7. City of Cape Town |
R51,726,000 |
R108,088,000 |
|
8. eThekwini |
R19,230,897 |
R48,077,644 |
|
TOTAL |
R620,170,782 |
R568,010,355 |