North West Human Settlements on delivery of houses in North West

• Published date: 24 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

The Department of Human Settlements in the North West will for the financial year 2022-2023 build 4879 low cost houses for legible beneficiaries in the North West. This is according to the MEC for Corporate Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional affairs, Lenah Miga, during her maiden budget Vote Speech at the North West provincial legislature on Tuesday.

According to the MEC, a high number of units are projected to be delivered in Ngaka Modiri Molema District as it accounts for 2 390 planned units, Bojanala is the second region projected to deliver followed by Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and Dr Kenneth Kaunda Districts respectively. MEC Miga further said that the department has planned to deliver services sites totalling to 6 364 in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and Bojanala Districts through the upgrading of Informal Settlements Partnership Grant. The department has thus far procured 17 000 sites projected for the next three years for internal services and housing delivery across the province.

Over 90 Military Veteran's houses across the province will be build, 2140 houses in rural areas, including those around the mining towns of Madibeng, Rustenburg, Kgetleng Rivier, Matlosana and Moses Kotane. MEC Miga further said that despite the many challenges which included the COVID 19 restrictions, her department managed to spend 85% of its budget in the past financial year. She said that in the current finical year the department has a budget of...