City of Joburg reserves a third of new housing for low-income earners

The City of Johannesburg is to compel private-property developers to dedicate 30% of their new developments to low-income earners.

City of Joburg reserves a third of new housing for low-income earners 26 February 2019 - 07:22 By Cebelihle Bhengu The new inclusionary housing policy is to ensure that more people are able to afford accommodation in the city centre. Image: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images This applies to all developments to be built in areas within the jurisdiction of the City of Joburg's municipality.

The city adopted their inclusionary housing policy last week and the isolation of low-income earners from the city will soon be a thing of the past, officials insist. The goal of the policy is to do away with inequality by ensuring the integration of people who fall into different income brackets and different race groups into the city centre. This should have an ongoing effect into the inner city's amenities and businesses as well as on job opportunities.

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