Question NW1651 to the Minister of Human Settlements (transferred from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs)
29 August 2017 - NW1651
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Human Settlements (transferred from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs)
(1)What is the total number of houses that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality built in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 financial years; (2) (a) what is the total amount of money that was allocated to the specified municipality’s human settlements department and (b) of the specified allocation, what is the total amount that was not spent in each of the specified financial years?
Reply:
The information availed to me by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is provided in the tables below:
Fully Subsidised Individual Units Constructed
Financial Year |
1) Number Of Houses Built |
2(a) Allocation To The Human Settlements Department |
Expenditure |
2(b) Amount Not Spent |
R’ 000 |
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2014-15 |
1(a) 303 |
42 751 |
35 604 |
7 147 |
2015-16 |
1(b) 368 |
106 765 |
40 984 |
65 782 |
2016-17 |
1(c) 305 |
65 782 |
20 107 |
45 674 |
Affordable and Social Housing Rental Units Constructed
Financial Year |
1) Number Of Houses Built |
2 (a) Allocation To The Human Settlements Department |
Expenditure |
2 (b) Amount Not Spent |
R’ 000 |
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2014-15 |
1(a) Nil |
- |
- |
- |
2015-16 |
1(b) Nil |
29 079 |
24 714 |
4 365 |
2016-17 |
1(c) 256 |
23 158 |
23 158 |
- |