Question NW2712 to the Minister of Human Settlements
22 September 2023 - NW2712
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(1) In which towns and wards will government subsidised RDP houses be built in the Northern Cape in the (a) next five years or (b) current Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework period. (2) in which towns or wards will erfs or plots be allocated to beneficiaries in the Namaqua District Municipality. (3) where exactly in (a) Hantam and (b) Karoo Hoogland Local Municipalities will RDP houses be built in the current Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework?
Reply:
1.(a) The Human Settlements Development Grant and other related grants under the National Department of Human Settlements are linked to a 3-year Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) planning cycle, therefore no information is available over a 5-year period.
(b) Provinces are required to annually prepare Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) Business Plans. Based on the approved 2023/24 Business Plan for the Northern Cape, the planned target for RDP houses is illustrated per Municipality in Table 1 for the Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF) period (2023/24 to 2025/26). A total of 1 271 housing units will be constructed.
Table 1: Planned RDP houses per Municipality
2. Although the Province did not allocate any stands (erf/plots) to beneficiaries in the Namaqua District Municipality in the 2023/24 HSDG business plan, it has allocated R11 million for the provision of bulk infrastructure, which will pave the way for the delivery of erven in the 2026/27 financial year. Furthermore, the province plans to build 178 units over the MTEF period (2023/24 to 2025/26) in the Municipalities cited above.
3. Owing to budget constraints, the province did not make provision for the delivery of RDP houses in Hantam Local Municipality, but plans to build 50 houses in Williston, a community under the jurisdiction of the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality in the current Medium -Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework. The 50 houses in Williston will replace mud houses in the area.