ASSOCIATIONS units . Most social housing units are in metropolitan areas , where social housing is 1 % of the sector .
The size of the formal rental segment in which social housing falls decreased -5 % from 2011 to 2016 . The highest growth was in backyard formal rental ( 16 %) and backyard informal rental ( 5 %). Formal owned grew by 8 %.
Despite this , SHRA independent research in 2016 / 17 the SHRA established that the demand for social housing was about 320 000 units nationally , comprising 235 000 units in metropolitan municipalities and 83 000 units in district municipalities .
“ Social housing is delivered under the jurisdiction of the SHRA and must be developed within restructuring zones .”
OVERVIEW OF SA ’ S SOCIAL HOUSING SECTOR
Since 2005 , 135 projects were delivered through the Social Housing Programme , providing 33 241 units . A further 38 projects are in progress , which will bring the number of projects to 173 , providing 52 683 units .
Of the 173 projects developed or in progress , 90 ( 52 %) and 27 000 units ( 51 %) are in Gauteng . Twenty-one projects ( 12 %) and 6 000 units ( 11 %) are in Eastern Cape . Cape Town has 17 projects ( 10 %) and 6 000 units ( 11 %) and KwaZulu- Natal , 21 projects ( 12 %) and 7 500 units ( 14 %). These four provinces account for 86 % of projects .
Social housing units must be self-contained , which means that each unit must contain sleeping quarters , living / dining / kitchen areas , and ablutions . No rooms with communal ablutions or other facilities are funded .
Units must be a minimum of 30m ², but the SHRA is looking to become more demand responsive . To this end , draft norms and standards were developed during 2020 .
For a copy of the report contact : LesegoD @ shra . org . za
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Social housing units must be self-contained , which means that each unit must contain sleeping quarters , living / dining / kitchen areas , and ablutions .
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