- Government’s Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) Outcome 8 vision is for “sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life”. To achieve this, the following priorities are determined for 2014-2019:
- Adequate housing and improved quality living environments, with 1.495 million more households living in new or improved housing conditions by 2019;
- A functional and equitable residential property market with a target of 110 000 new housing units delivered in the affordable gap market by 2019;
- Enhanced institutional capabilities for effective coordination of spatial investment decisions, with a target of 49 municipalities assigned or accredited with the housing function;
- The title deeds for all 563 000 new subsidy units as well the backlog of 900 000 title deeds in the integrated residential housing programme will be transferred over the next five years; and
- Informal settlement upgrading will be expanded to cover 750 000 households, ensuring basic services and infrastructure in some 2 200 informal settlements.
“2017 Revised Accreditation and Assignment Frameworks for Municipalities”