Quality of subsidised housing in South Africa and the role of the National Home Builders Registration Council
- Authors: Motau, Simon Mosotho
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Housing subsidies -- South Africa , Housing -- South Africa Low-income housing -- South Africa City planning -- South Africa Dwellings -- Design and construction
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/42374 , vital:36650
- Description: This study was motivated by a lack of quality subsidised housing in South Africa. The latter observation was made when the researcher was still employed by the NHBRC, a statutory body whose mandate is to regulate the homebuilding industry. The main aim of the study was to uncover the causes of structural defects in subsidised housing units in in South Africa and to understand the link between defects in the housing units and delivery mechanisms. The study also focused on the role of the NHBRC as the regulator of the home building industry and possible steps that can be taken to avoid delivery of poor-quality housing units. The research first focused on observation and then following these observations, the study progressed into surveys which were conducted in Soshanguve and Ga-rankuwa in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, a municipality in Gauteng Province in the Republic of South Africa. The surveys were done by means of interviews and questionnaires. Interviews were conducted during face to face encounters with stakeholders such as housing beneficiaries, the municipal representatives, the inspectorate from the NHBRC and representatives from the Human Settlements Department. During the survey phase of this research, a variety of issues relating to housing construction were looked at in more detail and these included issues such as construction materials used, planning and design of housing units, climatic factors and funding. The study found that quality housing units were not provided due to the apparent lack of good planning by appropriately qualified professionals, inadequate supervision at the site and the use of inferior construction materials and/or inadequate mortar mixtures as per directions of the manufacturer. Following the research, the study found that in order to achieve quality subsidised housing units in South Africa, the NHBRC as a regulatory statutory body needed to fulfil an effective role of inspections as mandated by the state. The study also found that for quality subsidised housing units to be provided, there is a need for a new framework for planning and design of these units.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Motau, Simon Mosotho
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Housing subsidies -- South Africa , Housing -- South Africa Low-income housing -- South Africa City planning -- South Africa Dwellings -- Design and construction
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/42374 , vital:36650
- Description: This study was motivated by a lack of quality subsidised housing in South Africa. The latter observation was made when the researcher was still employed by the NHBRC, a statutory body whose mandate is to regulate the homebuilding industry. The main aim of the study was to uncover the causes of structural defects in subsidised housing units in in South Africa and to understand the link between defects in the housing units and delivery mechanisms. The study also focused on the role of the NHBRC as the regulator of the home building industry and possible steps that can be taken to avoid delivery of poor-quality housing units. The research first focused on observation and then following these observations, the study progressed into surveys which were conducted in Soshanguve and Ga-rankuwa in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, a municipality in Gauteng Province in the Republic of South Africa. The surveys were done by means of interviews and questionnaires. Interviews were conducted during face to face encounters with stakeholders such as housing beneficiaries, the municipal representatives, the inspectorate from the NHBRC and representatives from the Human Settlements Department. During the survey phase of this research, a variety of issues relating to housing construction were looked at in more detail and these included issues such as construction materials used, planning and design of housing units, climatic factors and funding. The study found that quality housing units were not provided due to the apparent lack of good planning by appropriately qualified professionals, inadequate supervision at the site and the use of inferior construction materials and/or inadequate mortar mixtures as per directions of the manufacturer. Following the research, the study found that in order to achieve quality subsidised housing units in South Africa, the NHBRC as a regulatory statutory body needed to fulfil an effective role of inspections as mandated by the state. The study also found that for quality subsidised housing units to be provided, there is a need for a new framework for planning and design of these units.
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- Date Issued: 2019
The financed inked individual subsidy programme for housing: the Walmer link example
- Authors: Pupa, Ayanda Terence
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Housing subsidies -- South Africa , Housing -- Finance -- Government policy -- South Africa , Low-income housing -- Developing countries
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4620 , vital:20622
- Description: The study of the Walmer Links Finance Linked Individual Subsidy (FLISP) is the response to the housing backlogs that have been experienced by the Port Elizabeth area. The ownership programme is the first of its kind in the area and has been met with scepticism, revolt and acceptance as the neighbouring township of Walmer and the nearby suburbs had mixed feelings about the project. The overall feeling and experience of the new FLISP owners far exceeds the scepticism around the project. The project also brought racial integration and improved the quality of life for the poor. It also seems as though the success of the project will be the determinant factor of whether it can rolled out to other provinces as an approach to development and poverty alleviation.
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- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Pupa, Ayanda Terence
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Housing subsidies -- South Africa , Housing -- Finance -- Government policy -- South Africa , Low-income housing -- Developing countries
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4620 , vital:20622
- Description: The study of the Walmer Links Finance Linked Individual Subsidy (FLISP) is the response to the housing backlogs that have been experienced by the Port Elizabeth area. The ownership programme is the first of its kind in the area and has been met with scepticism, revolt and acceptance as the neighbouring township of Walmer and the nearby suburbs had mixed feelings about the project. The overall feeling and experience of the new FLISP owners far exceeds the scepticism around the project. The project also brought racial integration and improved the quality of life for the poor. It also seems as though the success of the project will be the determinant factor of whether it can rolled out to other provinces as an approach to development and poverty alleviation.
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- Date Issued: 2015
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