Question NW303 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
28 March 2017 - NW303
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(a) Which (i) memoranda of understanding and (ii) service level agreements for the implementation of the military veterans' housing benefit remain outstanding and (b) how exactly will the military veterans’ housing benefit be (i) processed and (ii) implemented at (aa) provincial and (bb) municipal levels with the difference in qualifying criteria, subsidy allocation and design/size of house?
Reply:
(a) (i) and (ii) Memoranda of Understanding and the Service Level Agreements are developed as required to enhance service delivery.
(a) (i) and (ii) The housing provisioning of housing benefit to Military Veterans is based on the prescript of the Military Veterans Act and are processed in collaboration and cooperation with the Department of Human Settlements. In terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two Departments, the Department of Military Veterans is responsible for providing list of military veterans to be provided with housing and for ensuring that the houses built meet the agreed specifications.
(ii) (aa) The Department of Military Veterans, in consultation with stakeholders such as the South African National Military Veterans Associations (SANMVA), is responsible for identifying Military Veterans who are eligible for housing assistance and provide their details to the Provincial Departments of Human Settlements and the Department of Military Veterans provide top-up for completed units. The amount of top-up is based on the agreed specifications between the National Department of Human Settlements and the Department of Military Veterans.
The provincial Department of Human Settlements builds housing units for Military Veterans who are approved by the Department of Military Veterans. The housing units built must comply with both the housing standards and meet the specification agreed to with the Department of Military Veterans,
(bb) The provincial Department of Human Settlements is responsible for coordinating housing delivery at provincial level.