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323 1IIIi!:lil.'11 a month, and a subsidy of R5 000 for households earning between R2 501 - R3 500 a month. A further subsidy was announced in February 1995 (backdated to March 1994), whereby a R15 000 subsidy is available for households with a combined monthly income below R800. Such subsidies apply for the purchase of properties costing up to R65 000. (This maximum is likely to be increased in the future). Two levels of consolidation subsidy are granted to households who reside on a serviced site (the latter financed inter alia by the Independent Development Trust). A subsidy of R7 500 is paid to households with a monthly income of less than R800, while a subsidy of R5 000 is available for households with a monthly income between R801 - Rl 500. The consolidation subsidy is for the construction of a dwelling on the serviced site. All consolidation subsidies only apply to officially approved housing projects (as sanctioned by the Provincial Housing Board of KwaZulu-Natal, previously known as the Regional Housing Board of KwaZulu-Natall. The Board is likewise responsible for payment of the standard subsidies. Payment is made to the builder/project developer or the seller of an existing dwelling, and not to the prospective home owner. All subsidies constitute a once-only, non-refundable disbursement by the State. The Board also provides bulk and connector infrastructure grants to developers and local authorities, in order to expedite the delivery of housing. (v) The estimated composition of the housing stock in Natal/KwaZulu, as at 1990, was as follows (Van Gass, 1993): Type of housing stock Percentage in urban areas Percentage in peri-urban and rural areas Formal houses 50 4 Formal flats 13 - Informal orderly 4 1 Informal spontaneous 24 94 Informal backyard 9 1 100 100 (vi) A useful source of statistics on low cost housing in South Africa is, The housing monitor, published by Settlement Dynamics cc, P 0 Box 1868, Parklands, 2121. The publication was first issued in November 1989, and is currently in its fourteenth edition (published twice a year). Numerous data are available for each province including the number of housing projects planned, underway or recently completed; the number and types of dwellings or facilities provided at each scheme, and the type and quantity of building materials/fittings used. Other details include financing mechanisms, levels of infrastructure services, and sales figures for low cost
IllllllIIl1 For further information contact: 324 housing units. Information is likewise available on developers of schemes. (The original data are maintained in a computerized database). Each issue of the publication also contains a discussion of major housing trends. Example: Lewis, S., 1996. The housing monitor, fourteenth edition, SettlementDynamics cc, Johannesburg, various pages. A similar information service is provided by Matthew Nell and Associates, POBox 31713, Braamfontein, 2017. A newsletter entitled, Housing fax, is distributed every two weeks by fax or E-mail. A detailed report on trends in the low income housing sector is issued once a quarter. A further source of statistics on housing is: BMI Building Research Strategy Consulting Unit Ltd, PO Box 784133, Sandton, 2146. The provincial housing boards are important sources of local information on new housing projects. • DepartmentofLocal Government and National Housing, Private Bag X644, Pretoria, 0001. • Department of Property Development and Construction Economics, University of Natal, Private Bag X1 0, Dalbridge, 4014. • Division of Building Technology, CSIR, PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001. • Independent Development Trust, PO Box 16114, Vlaeberg, 8018. • Institute for Housing of Southern Africa (Natal Branch), P 0 Box 1479, Pietermaritzburg, 3200. • National Housing Forum, P 0 Box 1115, Johannesburg, 2000. • Provincial Housing Board of KwaZulu-Natal, P 0 Box 1224, Durban, 4000. • Urban Sector Network, P 0 Box 32707, Braamfontein, 2017. (The Network consists of nine affiliated housing organizations including the Built Environment Support Group).
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For further information contact:<br />
324<br />
housing units. Information is likewise available on developers <strong>of</strong><br />
schemes. (The original data are maintained in a computerized<br />
database). Each issue <strong>of</strong> the publication also contains a discussion<br />
<strong>of</strong> major housing trends. Example: Lewis, S., 1996. The housing<br />
monitor, fourteenth edition, SettlementDynamics cc, Johannesburg,<br />
various pages. A similar information service is provided by Matthew<br />
Nell and Associates, POBox 31713, Braamfontein, 2017. A<br />
newsletter entitled, Housing fax, is distributed every two weeks by<br />
fax or E-mail. A detailed report on trends in the low income housing<br />
sector is issued once a quarter. A further source <strong>of</strong> statistics on<br />
housing is: BMI Building Research Strategy Consulting Unit Ltd, PO<br />
Box 784133, Sandton, 2146. The provincial housing boards are<br />
important sources <strong>of</strong> local information on new housing projects.<br />
• Department<strong>of</strong>Local Government and National Housing, Private Bag X644, Pretoria,<br />
0001.<br />
• Department <strong>of</strong> Property Development and Construction Economics, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Natal, Private Bag X1 0, Dalbridge, 4014.<br />
• Division <strong>of</strong> Building Technology, CSIR, PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001.<br />
• Independent Development Trust, PO Box 16114, Vlaeberg, 8018.<br />
• Institute for Housing <strong>of</strong> Southern Africa (Natal Branch), P 0 Box 1479,<br />
Pietermaritzburg, 3200.<br />
• National Housing Forum, P 0 Box 1115, Johannesburg, 2000.<br />
• Provincial Housing Board <strong>of</strong> KwaZulu-Natal, P 0 Box 1224, Durban, 4000.<br />
• Urban Sector Network, P 0 Box 32707, Braamfontein, 2017. (The Network<br />
consists <strong>of</strong> nine affiliated housing organizations including the Built Environment<br />
Support Group).
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