Budget cuts for housing will slow the City of Cape Town’s ability to address the housing crisis amid land occupations which the city says are hampering development. On Wednesday, 12 August, the mayoral committee discussed the budget cuts in the 2020/21 adjustment budget before it gets approved by Council.
With the 2020/21 adjustments budget halving the Human Settlements department budget, the City of Cape Town will take even longer to resolve the housing crisis, said Malusi Booi, the mayoral committee member for Human Settlements.
Dan Plato, the mayor of Cape Town, said the “dramatic cut” in human settlements will have a severe impact on housing outputs. “And we need to be honest with residents with regards to this issue,” said Plato. “To assist directorates to continue with ongoing contractually-let projects in 2020/21, about R350-million funded from a specifically created internal resource is proposed as an interim funding source,” reads the budget adjustment report.
People are waiting for an average period of 15 to 17 years on the housing list. With the loss of income during lockdown,, the City has said that their development plans have been hampered by the occupations.
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