| Apply for social housing and affordable housing | Apply for social housing and affordable housing | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20Connect%20Header%20Image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <div class="ExternalClass127ADE45BD654E79AEB84A79B2A005F4"><p>The City is viewed as a pioneer in enabling social and affordable housing for qualifying residents. </p></div> | <h2 class="sectHeading">About</h2><p>We are committed to mixed-use and residentially-led developments that boost community and social investment, improve diversity and integration, drive upgrading of facilities and services and give development opportunity through sound public private sector initiatives. <strong>Dignity through housing is a must</strong>. </p><p>We currently have a pipeline of more than 12 000 affordable housing opportunities on well-located land in urban centres across the metro where people want to live, work and be part of their communities. </p><p>Affordable housing is not low-cost housing. It follows a different model and looks very different. It involves income thresholds in general
<strong>between R1 850 and R32 000</strong>.</p><h2 class="sectHeading">How to apply </h2><p>Before you can apply for social housing, you are required to
<a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Register/Housing-and-property/Register-on-the-housing-database">register on the City's housing needs register</a>. </p><p>If your joint monthly income and needs meet certain criteria, you could qualify to rent social housing from City partners. Social housing apartments are built on City-owned land in partnership with social housing institutions (SHIs), with National Government supplying the funding from their Social Housing Subsidy. </p><p>Unfortunately, national funding has drastically dried up. The City is therefore looking at enhanced ways to provide affordable housing in collaboration with the private sector. </p><p>We are open for business and material changes and policies are being developed and will be communicated soon. </p><div class="lrg-icon-content bordered"><div class="lrg-icon lrg-check"><p>
<b>To qualify for a social and affordable housing opportunity, you must:</b></p><ul><li>be 21 years or older; </li><li>have a clean credit record (affordability); </li><li>be a South African citizen or permanent resident; </li><li>be married or single, with or without dependents; </li><li>be competent to contract; and </li><li>be able to pay the required monthly rental. </li></ul></div></div>
<h2 class="sectHeading">Contact us</h2><p>For more information and general enquiries about social and affordable housing:</p><p><em>Email:<br><a href="mailto:affordable.housing@capetown.gov.za">affordable.housing@capetown.gov.za</a> </em></p> | | GP0|#1e396478-cbd9-4449-ac27-ff0c240d628d;L0|#01e396478-cbd9-4449-ac27-ff0c240d628d|Housing opportunities;GTSet|#a7cfb90d-44ad-4426-98ce-565f79932396;GPP|#16d04249-d39f-4105-8228-56225328f892;GPP|#54dbab3a-0b2f-4602-8af5-3d651c59a5f4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You could qualify for social and affordable housing from the City’s partners. | 0 |
