SABELO MNGUNI 23 JUNIE 2015. COMMITTEES SECTION POLICY PARAMETRES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.
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Transcript of SABELO MNGUNI 23 JUNIE 2015. COMMITTEES SECTION POLICY PARAMETRES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.
SABELO MNGUNI
23 JUNIE 2015
COMMITTEES SECTION
POLICY PARAMETRES FOR HUMAN
SETTLEMENTS
COMMITTEES SECTION
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Towards a common understanding of South African human settlements
• The Housing Eligibility/ Qualification Criteria• Norms and Standards
COMMITTEES SECTION
TOWARDS A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF
SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
COMMITTEES SECTION
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
COMMITTEES SECTION
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
COMMITTEES SECTION
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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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION