MINISTRY FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 360
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015
Mr S M Gana (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:
(1) What is the current housing list backlog in the City of Johannesburg;
(2) whether she can provide a breakdown of the (a) allocated and (b)
unallocated state-built houses in (i) the City of Johannesburg and
(ii) Soweto; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether she intends to commission an audit of all vacant housing in
Soweto to determine the number of houses available to community
members who are on the waiting list; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) The City of Johannesburgâs waiting list backlog stands at 350Â 635
units.
(2) Yes.
(a) All houses have been allocated in the City of Johannesburg,
except for hostel units in Soweto.
(b) In Soweto specifically, the only unallocated housing units are
those in the four Soweto hostels that have been re-developed,
namely: Diepkloof, Orlando West, Dube and Meadowlands.
(3) Undoubtedly Honourable member, it will form part of the occupancy
audit of government houses I referred to during the Budget Vote debate
of my department on 15th July 2014.
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