SA Affordable Housing November - December 2018 // Issue: 73 | Page 30

PROJECTS
The kitchen area in one of the units at Chris Hani Village.
COE, we were able to address those issues and we no
longer have those challenges, the project is going
smoothly,” explains Mojapelo.
FUTURE SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECTS FOR COE
According to Pillay, social housing is of critical importance as it
fills a specific gap between those that can’t afford and those
that have mortgage affordability. A large portion of people that
fall into the sector where they need to rent first because their
income only allows them to rent. Once they can rent and build
up some savings, and build up salaries over time after three,
five or 10 years, only then can they buy and move up the
housing ladder. As such rental and social housing plays an
important step in people owning their own homes.
Mojapelo refers to a study conducted by Demacon in
2015 which indicates that the need for social and rental
housing in the City of Ekurhuleni is estimated at 60 000
social and rental units in the next 10 years. This amounts to
6 000 units to be delivered annually in Ekurhuleni – a clear
indication that demand is rising.
With such a high demand, Mojapelo explains that the city
cannot deliver the capacity of the units alone adding that
there is room for other private institutions to partake in
social housing projects within the COE. The city has planned
for upscaling social and rental housing projects that can be
implemented in the short, medium and long term.
Five short term projects have already been identified for
implementation in 2018/2019 financial year. The projects
are in various stages of planning, concept design and detail
design, with one already at implementation with the
appointment of a contractor.
“There are many opportunities for social housing in the
City of Ekurhuleni. The projects that we have spoken about
are the first in the many that are to come,” Mojapelo says.
In addition, Pillay says that the greater availability of social
housing, will lead to communities passing through social
rental housing as and when required. Ultimately people
have adequate access to social and rental housing.
CHRIS HANI VILLAGE MONTHLY RENTAL
AMOUNTS
Aluminium windows from one of the units.
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UNIT TYPE RENTAL AMOUNT
Bachelor R1 280
1 bedroom R2 000
2 bedrooms R2 700
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