Question NW1055 to the Minister of Human Settlements
17 May 2016 - NW1055
Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
Whether her department is still included in the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant budget; if not, why not; if so, how much funding was allocated to her department from the specified grant (a) in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016? W1188E
Reply:
No. The Rural Households Infrastructure Grant (RHIG) is no longer part of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) allocation. This grant was transferred to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in 2014 when this new Department was established as part of the National Macro Organisation of the State (NMOS).
(a) The Rural Household Infrastructure Grant was allocated the following amounts while still managed by the Department:
(i) R231.5 million in the 2011/12 financial year
(ii) R479.5 million in the 2012/13 financial year
(iii) R106.7 million in the 2013/14 financial year
(iv) R113.1 million in the 2014/15 financial year. The whole allocation was transferred to the Department of Water & Sanitation during the mid-term budget process
(b) The Department of Human Settlement has not been allocated any RHIG funding in 2016/17 financial year and over the MTEF period.