HOUSING HOUSING DELIVERYDELIVERY

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

Declaration

● The Executive Mayor declared Housing as priority

● Vision 2020 ● 10 Year housing program

Optimisation of the People’s

Housing Process (PHP)

 

● Masangwanaville, community participation enhancement ● Establishment of co-operatives ● Establishment of Housing Associations

Housing Support Centres

● Construction of 5 major centres

 

● Staff complement and support

 Strategies

 ● ± 58 Projects ● Empowerment initiatives ● Public / Private partnerships

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Municipality’s contribution

● R6 000 per site - reduced to R3 000,00 reviewal

 ● Technical support ● Administrative support

Metro House ● Aims (Dignity, Integrated community, Future extension) ● Subsidy and Nelson Mandela

Metropolitan Municipality’ contribution 

(entire subsidy utilised for super structure)(annual quantum increase review contribution)(alternate service delivery initiatives)(bulk material tender)

 ● Specification ● Quantum adjustment

Challenges ● Backlog ± 78 000 units ● Eradication of informal settlements ● Community participation ● Population of organogram ● Major development (Urbanisation) ● Emerging contractor and supplierempowerment programs 

Challenges (continued)

● Previously serviced small units 

▪ Erf size 50m² to 100m² 

▪ transfers effected 

▪ relocation resistance 

Achievements

● National Housing Award 2002

(Best PHP Project)

 

● Metro House 40m²

 

● Establishment of leadership qualities

Capacity and readiness to deliver

● Executive Mayor’s declaration

 

● Dedicated Housing and Land Business Unit

 

● Management structure

Capacity and readiness to deliver (continued)

● Integrated Disciplines

  ▪ Administration

▪ Financial support

▪ Technical support

▪ Town Planning

▪ Surveyors

▪ Building Inspectorate

Capacity and readiness to deliver (continued)

● 5 Year Housing plan ● Turn-around strategy delivery workshop(20 to 21 June 2003) ● Provincial support ● Cluster approach

End User Product Quality

 ● Regular site meetings and inspections ● Dedicated team 

▪ 2 x Provincial representatives 

▪ Project Managers 

▪ Building Inspectorate 

▪ Housing support committee representatives 

▪ Beneficiaries

Peri-Urban Areas

●5 Development nodes  (Rocklands, Kuyga, St Albans, Seaview, Witteklip)

 Progress To Date

● Layout plans generally prepared and approved

 ● EIA complete, recommendations being

reviewed ● Acquisition of land being finalised ● Services design generally complete

Challenges● Privately owned land ● Bulk services 

▪ Cost per capita household 

▪ Limited grant funding ● Employment opportunities

● Integral transport plan 

Way forward

● Social compact review ● Beneficiary data confirmation ● Subsidy application ● Services and super structure ● Integrated communities 

Accreditation

● Application ● Response (Moratorium) ● Review Business plan and pursue

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MATTHEW GONIWE HOSTEL

Background

● Single men’s hostel - E.C. Administration Board 1987

 ● “One City” - erstwhile P E Municipality

Background state of affairs

● Overcrowding - 2 145 families -increased to 3 000 families ● Extreme rudimentary service - communal

toilets ● Illegal electrical distribution ● Sanitation and cleaning services non-

existent

Action plan

● Establishment of committee ● Hostel upgrading ± R11 000 000 ● Conversion to 1 200 units ● Transfers effected ● Greenfield development

Challenges

● Illegal occupation ● De-densification ● Insutu upgrade ● Limited subsidy ● Influx control

RENTAL RENTAL HOUSING STOCKHOUSING STOCK

Background

● Establishment of Nelson MandelaMetropolitan Municipality ● Rental stock - Uitenhage, KwaNobuhle, Port Elizabeth ● Total stock 13 993 units ● 1993 Capital discount scheme -historical cost R7 500,00

Existing situation

● Ablution upgrade ● 11 750 - 84% sold ● 10 757 transferred - title deeds issued ● 993 Instructions pending registration

Challenges

● ± 253 unit selling price in excess of R7 500,00 ● Community instability - family disputes ● Resistance ● Severe poverty and unemployment 

Strategies

● Establishment of social compact committeeand task team ● Home ownership educational programs ● Cluster approach

Future Rental Stock

● Development of development framework - policy

 ● Establishment of Housing Association 

INDIGENT INDIGENT POLICYPOLICY

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality

Present scheme

      ● Introduced July 1997  ● Provided – two schemes – household income 0 to

R700 per month – 100% - R700 to R800 – 50%  ● Services credited – rates, refuse / environmental,

water up to 12kl and sewerage

● 2001/2002 financial year-    Households assisted 48 172- Total credits R40 584 000

● Approximate average account credit R70 per month

New Scheme

● Target July 2003 ● Qualification criteria reviewed ● Benefits extended to include electricity

Qualification criteria - requirements

● Must occupy ● Must not own other property ● Maximum household income of R1 500 pm ●  Maximum municipal valuation

● Prepaid meter with consumption not exceeding 150Kwh monthly average

Benefits

● Rates to the maximum value – 100% ● Refuse and environmental charge – 100% ● Water 6 kilolitres – 100% ● Sewerage – to the maximum of the minimum – 100%

● Free prepaid token for 50Kwh

 Other

 ● Application ● Subject to on-site audit ● Annual review by applicant

● Annual Policy review linked to Equitable share and responsibility

Future refinements

● Remove application process

● Self assessment and control ● Possibility of alternatives targeting

system – consumption levels, valuation levels or combinations

Challenges

● Control water consumption above the benefit ● If benefits are exceeded who pays

● How will this be enforced

● Determining a future system and the consumption levels