DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOR HOUSING BUDGET 2002/03 TO 2004/05

Presentation Index 1.Aim and Vision of the Department 2.Strategic overview Housing environment since 1994 white paper Challenges facing Housing Linkages to Government Policy Priorities Housing Policy Programme Planned Legislative Programme 3.Budget overview 4.Conclusion

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AIM: The aim of the Department of Housing is to determine, finance, promote, coordinate, communicate and monitor policy in respect of housing and human settlement. Vision: A nation housed in sustainable human settlements

STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Housing environment since 1994 white paper –1.2 m Housing opportunities created, more than 5 m poor people housed –Focus on quantity, rather than quality housing –Address housing needs and backlogs –Development of policies and legislative instruments

STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Current challenges facing the housing programme –Effect of changing demographics and resource constraints on housing delivery –Effect of Grootboom judgement and recent land invasions –Moving towards medium density housing as a priority and integrated development –Creating higher quality housing and living environments –Reducing dependency and promoting a culture of savings –Interventions regarding the effects of natural disasters on housing

STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Current policy trends in housing programmes. –Promoting new and innovative building technologies –Housing Finance Challenges - Contributions required from Government, the financial sector, the NGO sector and ultimate beneficiaries –Extension of the Housing Warranty Scheme through the NHBRC to beneficiaries –More emphasis on monitoring of policy impact, expenditure and delivery –More emphasis of oversight on housing institutions

Government Priorities Housing-related priorities of National Government include:  Urban renewal  Integrated Sustainable Rural Development  The eradication of poverty  Transformation and Black Economic Empowerment  Engendering a culture of saving

Housing Policy programme  First national multi-year housing development plan  Policy on the variation of the subsidy amount  Emergency relief housing policy  Medium density housing - Social housing initiative - Rental housing  Environmentally sound housing policy and accommodating the needs of special groups  Housing savings scheme

Legislative Programme Disestablishment of South African Housing Trust Limited Bill. This Bill provides for the Trust = s disestablishment and deregistration and further makes provision for the company = s assets and liabilities on disestablishment Community Reinvestment (Housing) Bill. The Bill has been drafted and is on its way to the Cabinet. The Bill is the second piece of legislation in the Department = s community reinvestment programme and follows on the Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act No. 63 of 2000.

Legislative Programme Housing Amendment Bill amends certain provisions of the Housing Act, 1997, the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 and the Rental Housing Act, The amendments are necessary to deal with practical problems arising out of the implementation of the Acts. Social Housing Bill will fill a gap in the housing delivery process by enabling poor people to access rental housing stock at affordable rentals while at the same time providing incentives to developers to become involved in the rental housing programme. The Bill will also boost the Government = s medium density emphasis in housing.

Legislative Programme Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act No. 19 of 1998 requires amendment, inter alia, because the courts and other institutions have experienced difficulty interpreting certain provisions of the Act. Regulations –Regulations under the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 relating to the subsidy only sector; –Regulations under the Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act. 2000; and –Regulations under the yet to be promulgated Community Reinvestment Act.

BUDGET OVERVIEW PROGRAMME 2002/032003/042004/05 R’000R’000R’000 1.Administration Policy Planning Programme Management Housing Performance Communication Housing Fund Total % Growth11%9%5%

BUDGET OVERVIEW Programme 1: Administration Purpose of this Programme is to provide administrative and management support services to the Department The key activities under this include the following –Provision of Strategic Financial Management Services –Provision of Human Resources Management Services –Provision of General Corporate Support Services –Provision of strategic support services for the Minister and Accounting Officer

Programme 1 cont. Changes in the MTEF –A real average decline over the MTEF at 4 % –Decline mainly as aresult of reduction in Equipment Capital, Prof. And Spec.services and transfer payment to PSETA –Increase from 2001/02 to 2002/03 at 3.88 % mainly as a result of reduction in Prof. and Special services Reduced development costs of the Debtors system Completion of the preparation of the Housing Funds statements and the transformation tenders Completion of auditing and related costs for the Housing Funds statements for past years Housing Debtors Management system maintenance Reprioritization within the department

BUDGET OVERVIEW Programme 2: Policy Planning Purpose of this Programme is to ensure an sound national housing policy framework The key activities under this include the following –Analysis of national housing policy and strategy –Housing framework legislation –Human settlement policy and integration Changes in the MTEF –Effect of restructuring, function shift and reprioritization resulted in increase of 49 % between 2001/02 and 2002/03 –2003/04 and 2004/05 increase mainly for framework legislation projects –Fairly stable over the MTEF period

BUDGET OVERVIEW Programme 3: Programme Management Purpose of this Programme is to manage national housing programmes The key activities under this include the following –Managing of the housing subsidy scheme –Capacity building –Managing of special housing and human settlement programmes

Programme 3 cont. Changes in the MTEF –Mainly dominated by transfer payments: 90% –Major Reduction from 2001/02 on the Job Summit Project from R150m to R75m and no more funding after 2002/03 –Major increase conditional grant Human Settlement Redevelopment Programme From 2001/02 :R39m; 2002/03: R100m; 2003/04: R109m and 2004/05 R116m – Fairly stable over the MTEF period –Current under spending on grant being resolved –Experiencing staffing capacity problems

BUDGET OVERVIEW The Budgeted amount for 2002/2005 MTEF 2002/032003/042004/05R’000 Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Mpumalanga Northern Cape Northern Province North West Western Cape Total Growth %4%5%6%

BUDGET OVERVIEW Programme 4: Housing Performance Programme is to monitor and assess the impact of housing delivery, manage housing information, and support housing institutions The key activities under this include the following –Monitoring of the implementation of national housing policy –Managing information for housing and human settlement –Secretarial Support services for policy support

Programme 4 cont. Changes in the MTEF –Mainly transfer payments: 82% –Increase from 2001/02 to 2002/03 by 1.5 % Mainly as a result of increases in personnel of 38 %, admin costs at 29 % and loans redemption and interest costs of 13.12% –SAHT liabilities allocation to be transferred to National Treasury upon of finalization of the disestablishment of the SAHT –Decreases over the same period relate to reductions in allocation to SERVCON at 7.8% and the grant provided for SHF in the current year –Otherwise Fairly stable over MTEF period

BUDGET OVERVIEW Programme 5: Communication Purpose of this Programme is to facilitate and promote the free flow of information between the Department and its stakeholders The key activities under this include the following –Implementation of communication strategies –Public relations services –Provincial, media and local liaison

Programme 5 cont. Changes in the MTEF –Currently experiencing major staffing capacity constraints and it is planned to increase staffing levels to reach 85 % by the end of the first quarter of 2002/03 –Education campaigns and national communication strategy –Decreases by 6.5 % from 2001/02 to 2002/03 and then stabilizes over the next two years of the MTEF period –Various ministerial programmes National Housing Awards etc. –Staffing problems being resolved

BUDGET OVERVIEW Programme 6: Housing Fund –Purpose of this Programme is to manage the funding of national housing programmes –Consist mainly of Transfer payments to provinces in terms of DoRA as conditional grants –Allocation of funds to provinces is based on a new formula which introduces urban bias and will be phased in throughout the MTEF. -Need of each province as measured by the housing backlog takes into account factors such as homelessness, shack dwelling, caravans, tents, backrooms, rooms in flats. -A poverty indicator measured by households earning less than R3,500 in each province. -Indicator as measured by each province’s share of total population.

BUDGET OVERVIEW The Budgeted amount for 2002/2005 MTEF 2002/032003/042004/05R’000 Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Mpumalanga Northern Cape Northern Province North West Western Cape Total

Conclusion There are many challenges facing delivery of housing –Capacity problems hence a steady increase in personnel costs –Effect of other Departments on housing delivery – Further interdepartmental coordination on infrastructure capital grants: DPLG, Land Affairs, Education, etc. Key Success Factors include –Development of Capacity at local government level –Improving Coordination at Provincial and Local government levels –Reducing underexpenditure –Improving access to housing finance and –Enhancement of monitoring processes

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