Presentation to the Select Committee on Finance: 1 st Quarter 2006/07: Conditional Grant Hearings Housing Delivery Status Department of Local Government and Housing Provincial Government Western Cape Prepared by : Chief Directorate, Housing Delivery 12 September 2006
CONTENT 1. Grant Framework 2.Performance 2005/06 3.Delivery (April to June 2006)
1. Grant Framework Challenges to existing funding Rationale for new Allocations
Challenges to funding Challenges to funding Backlog of >300,000 units Reality? Approx15,000 units can be built with annual grant of R598m Province is accelerating delivery to show capacity to absorb additional funding
Rationale for Allocation Rationale for Allocation Needs survey in Provincial Housing Plan Prioritised to provincial areas of highest need (Breaking New Ground / PSDF) Existing budget constraints Past performance in municipal area (Existing / planned commitment) Projects prioritized in municipal IDP
2. Performance 2005/06 100% of available funds spent R 573m spent : Available funds : R 456m grant R 77m rollover R 40m Provincial Funds Target : 16,000 houses and 18,000 sites Actual : 16,053 houses built and 18,412 sites serviced
Projected Expenditure 06/07
3. Delivery (Apr-June 2006) R 168m spent of R 598 m (28% of grant) Projected: R598m by December 2006 (Additional funding for last quarter) Target : to service 18,000 sites and build 16,000 houses. First quarter : 6309 sites serviced (35% of target) and 5227 houses built (33% of target)
Expenditure (April - June)
Monitoring Cashflows and delivery targets are set per municipality. The department monitors expenditure and delivery on a monthly basis. Working closely with Provincial Treasury in monitoring performance of municipalities. (MTEC hearings)
E x a m p l e s P O Cape Town: 36% of R355m (R129m) Cape Winelands: 8% of R93m Overberg: 5% of R45m Central Karoo: 11% of R12m Eden: 21% of R44m West Coast: 11% of R27m Actual Expenditure: Metro/Districts 1 st Quarter 2006/07
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