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Table L19: Existing housing de6very systems and sub-systems in South Africa. 1993
(continued).
I Primary system I Sub-system I
3. Project initiated self-help
(This delivery system differs from the
• Self-helo projects for Coloureds and
Indians
above methods. where the provision of a The House of Representatives
serviced site and secure tenure. precedes (Coloureds) undertakes self-help housing
occupation of the site and the schemes which deliver complete or
construction of a dwelling unit. The nearly complete conventional housing.
method mainly consists of site and A standardized nationally formulated
service schemes implemented by the package of specifications, plans,
State and the private sector. Schemes. materials and training manuals is
are often located on the urban periphery. provided by the House of
Existing approaches to project initiated Representatives. On site material
self-help are strongly influenced by the depots, supervisors and trainers are
source of funding and/or the race group found at some of the larger projects.
in question) The programme is mainly implemented
by local authorities. The House of
Delegates (Indians) has not delivered
much housing in terms of this method,
preferring to use the shell-housing
concept
•
•
Self-help projects for blacks
The projects are initiated by national.
provincial and local authority agencies,
and are the main form of State assisted
housing for blacks. Most of the
schemes involve serviced sites and some
starter-housing. The level of services
largely depends on the project initiator
and the funding agency. Community
participation is usually confined to the
construction of the dwelling unit, with
only limited attempts to provide
consolidation support (for example,
training plus easy access to home loans
and building materials)
Independent Development Trust
sponsored projects
These projects involve the provision of
security of tenure, services and
infrastructure, in terms of the R7 500
capital subsidy allocated by the Trust.
Many delivery agents have been used
for the various projects