The Weekend Argus can reveal there are 347 000 people on the City’s Housing Needs Register and it’s growing daily with new applicants.
Cape Town - There are currently 347 000 people on the City’s Housing Needs Register and it’s growing daily with new applicants.The figures were provided by the Mayco member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, who said despite lockdown restrictions and a pandemic, the City has been focused on and committed to building homes.
“It must be noted the database is not static – as opportunities are awarded to beneficiaries, they are removed from the database and new beneficiaries are added. “Despite these exceptionally difficult conditions, the City spent approximately 95% of its Urban Settlements Development Grant in the 2020/21 financial year, earmarked for human settlements for the most vulnerable residents.”
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