SABELO MNGUNI

23 JUNIE 2015

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POLICY PARAMETRES FOR HUMAN

SETTLEMENTS

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Towards a common understanding of South African human settlements

• The Housing Eligibility/ Qualification Criteria• Norms and Standards

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TOWARDS A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF

SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

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WORKING DEFINATION OF HUMAN SETTTLEMENTS - NDPENTIRE HUMAN COMMUNITY – city, town, village

• With all the social, material, organizational, spiritual and cultural elements that sustain it

• Consisting of elements and services

PHYSICAL COMPONENTSShelter: superstructures of different shapes, sizes, types & materials

Infrastructure: networks designed to deliver to or remove from the shelter people, goods, energy or information

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WORKING DEFINATION OF HUMAN SETTTLEMENTS (Cont…) SERVICES – Required by a community for fulfilment of its functions

• Education • Health • Welfare • Recreation

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SOUTH AFRICAN SETTLEMENTS TYPES Can be differentiated by a multitude of factors:

• Size • Topography • Economic divisions • Historical consideration - spatially divided according

to race and class• Planned – e.g. “Traditional suburbs”, “townships” or

“reserves” • Unplanned – grow organically e.g. informal

settlements, backyard structures

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SOUTH AFRICAN SETTLEMENTS TYPES (CONT….)• Human Settlements are complex social and economic

phenomena which exist along an urban- rural continuum• No commonly agreed definition of “urban” and “rural”

and clearly defined physical & social boundary between urban and rural areas

• Urban and rural areas are economically, socially and environmentally interdependent

• Major differentiation in the actual form of housing and types of tenure

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ELIGIBILITY/ QUALIFICATION

CRITERIA

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QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

A person qualifies for a subsidy if he/ She is:

•A lawful resident of South Africa or in possession of permanent residence status•Legally competent to contract•Not yet benefited from government assistance •Previously owned a fixed residential property:

• May qualify for the purchase of a serviced site• Rental accommodation

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QUALIFICATION CRITERIA (CONT…) Further requirements:

•Married or cohabiting•Single with financial dependents – must reside permanently with applicant•Single persons without financial dependents – apply for purchase of vacant serviced site or rental accommodation •Monthly household income ( proof of income required):

• R0- R3500 - full subsidy • R3501- R15 000 – Finance Linked Individual Subsidy

Programme (FLISP)

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QUALIFICATION CRITERIA (CONT…) Further requirements:

•Persons classified as military veterans •Persons classified as aged with or without financial dependents•Persons classified as disabled – variation manual applicable •Persons who are beneficiaries of the Land Restitution Programme:

• Serviced sites – may qualify for a housing consolidation subsidy

• Unserviced site – may qualify for a subsidy to service site and for the construction of a house

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NORMS & STANDARDS

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NORMS & STANDARDS

All residential developments undertaken through the finance provided in terms of the National Housing Programme must comply with: •Acceptable housing to potential user – alternative technologies must be consulted•Compliance with the following NHBRC standards:

• Residential structure • Two bedrooms • A separate bathroom with a toilet, shower and hand

basin• A combined living area and kitchen with wash basin• A ready board electrical installation

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NORMS & STANDARDS (CONT…)

• Roof – must be durable and water proof • Lighting – enough light to ensure safety • Environmentally efficient housing

• Water efficiency • Enhance thermal efficiency • Energy efficiency

• Insulation • Flooring – must achieve thermal efficiency • Windows – ideally – must be north-oriented

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