presentation to the port folio committee for human settlements the allocation strategy for housing...
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Presentation to the Port Folio Committee for Human Settlements
The Allocation Strategy for housing opportunities created through the National
Housing Programmes
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Background
• In response to allegations of mal-administration and fraud regarding the allocation of housing subsidy financed properties, the Previous Minister of Housing approved the Allocation Strategy in 2008;
• Investigations also revealed the need for a National Housing Needs Register from which selection of beneficiaries could be undertaken
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Salient features of the Strategy
• The allocation process has been depoliticised;• A structured process for the selection and
approval of applications was introduced;• Priority criteria have been introduced;• The Strategy provides procedures for each
National Housing Programme; and• It is directly linked to the National housing
Needs register.
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• Qualification Criteria– The entry level and general criteria of the subsidy
scheme still apply;– Programme specific criteria also still apply
• Priority criteria were introduced:– The Aged and disabled;– Families; and–Women headed households with children.
Salient features of the Strategy
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• Persons registered on the National Housing Needs Register do not automatically qualify for subsidies;
• Persons on the Register will be invited to complete application forms when housing opportunities become available;
• All applications so received will be subject to verification and a structured evaluation and approval process.
Salient features of the Strategy
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• It applies to housing opportunities created through:– Integrated Residential Development Programme
(IRDP); and – The Upgrading of Informal Settlements
programme
Application of the Strategy
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• The Strategy will not apply to:
– The individual Subsidy programmes;– Consolidation subsidies;– PHP subsidies; and– Rental housing programmes.
Application of the Strategy
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Institutional Architecture
The Strategy entails the following role players:• The Allocation Committee (AC);• The Provincial Departments of Human
Settlements/Housing;• The Municipality;• The National Department;• The Project Manager; and• External auditors, where applicable.
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• The Allocation Committee must:– As a minimum comprise the following public
sector officials:• Two members from the Office of the City Manager of
the Municipality; • Two members representing the Provincial Department
of Human Settlements/Housing; and
–May not include any political office bearer.
Institutional Architecture
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Allocation process• When houses/opportunities become available:
– The municipality will determine the selection criteria to apply for the specific project- region, priority status etc.;
– It will request the province to obtain a list of potential beneficiaries from the National Needs Register that meet the set criteria;
– Once received, the AC will verify the list and request the project manager to contact the persons on the list and invite them to apply for housing subsidies;
– The PM will liaise with each applicant in collecting all the documents and the selection of stands and houses;
– Application documents may not be older that three months;– The applications received will be assessed by the AC against the
list of invitees and qualification criteria;– The applications are then submitted to the MEC for approval.
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• Once the application is approved it will be recorded on the NHSDB;
• The conditional purchase agreement between the developer and beneficiary will take effect;
• The property will be transferred to the beneficiary;
• The National Housing Needs Register will be adjusted to reflect this status
Allocation process
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Thank you