Human Settlements ready for key delivery in 2024
25 January 2024
The City’s Human Settlements Directorate is ready to build on its 2023 momentum and to improve on its performance with key delivery projects this year. In 2023, the Directorate was lauded for its top performance, by spending more than 99% of its R880 million capital budget on human settlements projects in the 2022/23 financial year. In addition, nearly 100% of its informal settlements upgrading partnership grant funding was spent.
'Our teams have started 2024 with great enthusiasm and we are looking forward to improving on our delivery.
'The City's public housing maintenance programme, the backyarder service enhancement delivery and the informal settlement upgrading projects are some of our key projects for the year and we will also place a special focus on our affordable housing delivery projects.
'This year, as part of the proposed January 2024 adjustments budget, we are allocating R241 million to our public housing maintenance programme and R390 million to our informal settlements upgrading projects. About R707 million will be allocated to Breaking New Ground (BNG) affordable accommodation projects, social housing and incremental development projects, while R12,5 million will be allocated to alternative building technology projects and R19 million to backyarder service enhancement.
'We are ready to build on the incredible performance of last year and to make a real impact on the lives of residents. As the Human Settlements Directorate, together with our partners, and our communities, we are ready to transform the lives of residents. Our projects and programmes are building hope directly in the communities and we will continue to find ways to improve on our delivery as we build Cape Town together,' said the Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim.
Human Settlements project and programme highlights for 2024
• R241 million: Public housing maintenance
• R707 million: Breaking New Ground, social housing and incremental development projects
• R12,5 million: Alternative building technology
• R19 million: Backyarder service enhancement
• R390 million: Informal settlements upgrading projects
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
