(a) The following metropolitan municipalities utilize the National Housing Needs Register that enables citizens to register their needs for adequate shelter per household:
(i) Yes it is open to the public. This means that citizens with a need for adequate shelter can register their household information at the offices and/or satellite offices of a metropolitan and or municipalities utilizing the National Housing Needs Register.
(ii) No. At the moment, the registration is done at the municipal offices and the following information is recorded per household on the NHNR system:
(b) The information is provided in the table below:
Table 1: Number of applicants registered for adequate shelter
Municipality |
Number of Applicants |
Buffalo City |
48,184 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Council |
82, 163 |
City of Ekurhuleni |
202, 329 |
City of Johannesburg |
356,427 |
City f Tshwane |
163, 511 |
City of EThekwini |
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