Question NW74 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
29 July 2024 - NW74
Tetyana, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
What is the (a) total allocated budget to erect sanitation infrastructure in all the informal settlements in the Republic and (b) breakdown of the budget in terms of each (i) province and (ii) municipality?
Reply:
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) does not have sanitation funding targeting informal settlements. DWS, through its Water Services Infrastructure Grant, addresses sanitation challenges in Local and District Municipalities and not Metropolitan Municipalities. The funding is applied for by municipalities through submission of business plans. It is the municipalities that identify (within the business plans) areas within their demarcations where projects will be implemented.
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