1. BASIC SERVICES TO ALL BY 2014 A national target has been set to provide basic services to all by 2014 The problem in the Western Cape is the greatest in the level of services rendered to people living in informal settlements The department is committed to play a role in the achievement of the national target

2. How big is the problem? The current situation – –People are living in informal areas without proper access to decent services (230 + 244 informal settlements) –People are residing in backyards and are exploited by landlords –People do not have any security of tenure –The situation is unlikely to change –The following information from a Jan 2011 report on a recent study for the department by Two Roads

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7. 7 Simplified Water Availability % MunicipalityYesNoUnknown Beaufort West 10000 Bitou 10000 Breede Valley 78220 Cape Agulhas 00100 Cederberg 10000 Drakenstein 77023 George 88120 Hessequa 00100 Knysna 48 3 Langeberg 10000 Matzikama 10000 Mossel Bay 38557 Oudtshoorn 10000 Overstrand 10000 Saldanha Bay 10000 Stellenbosch 241462 Swartland 10000 Swellendam 10000 Theewaterskloof 10000 Witzenberg 75025 Grand Total 681120 NOTE: The level of service is not taken into account – only that there is “some form of service being provided” – e.g. there might be services, but they do not meet minimum service/standards requirements

8. 8 Simplified Sanitation Availability % MunicipalityYesNoUnknown Beaufort West 10000 Bitou 10000 Breede Valley 78220 Cape Agulhas 00100 Cederberg 67330 Drakenstein 77023 George 74260 Hessequa 00100 Knysna 26713 Langeberg 10000 Matzikama 80200 Mossel Bay 38557 Oudtshoorn 10000 Overstrand 10000 Saldanha Bay 10000 Stellenbosch 241462 Swartland 10000 Swellendam 75250 Theewaterskloof 9370 Witzenberg 88012 Grand Total 611920 NOTE: The level of service is not taken into account – only that there is “some form of service being provided” – e.g. there might be services, but they do not meet minimum service/standards requirements

9. City of Cape Town Number of informal settlements as in November 2009 – 244 Number of families in informal settlements – roughly 180,000 Number of houses constructed in 2010/2011 – 12 000. In City of Cape Town roughly 7,000 constructed by City and Province – N2 and other City and province projects Annual growth in demand – 18,000. Expected time required to build houses for all people residing in informal settlements if there is no growth in need – more than 25 years!! 9

10. What are we doing to address the issue? The department has had the study to establish the Informal Settlements database undertaken (Two Roads) The information on the database will be verified by the department and municipalities – by October 2011 The gaps in the information will be identified – by October 2011 Informal settlements will be prioritised for basic service provision for each municipality in conjunction with the municipality – possibility of Managed Land Settlement projects The basic level of service to be provided will be identified Preliminary cost estimates for the provision of basic services will be determined Status report to be ready by end of November 2011

11. What are we doing to address the issue? The relevant funding programmes will be identified and funds allocated in conjunction with municipalities Projects will be identified and project applications from the relevant programme prepared After approval, projects will be implemented