Infrastructure

With regard to each of the Western Cape Government’s affordable housing programmes:

1. (a) How many individuals or households applied per programme in the (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, (iv) 2023/24 and (v) 2024/25 financial years, (b) how many units or homes were made available for allocation, (c) how many applicants were deemed eligible and approved, (d) to how many were housing ultimately allocated or how many received housing opportunities and (e) what are the eligibility criteria for each of these affordable housing programmes and  how does his Department ensure that applicants understand these criteria before applying;
2. what specific interventions or support services has his Department implemented to (a) assist residents in navigating the application process per programme, (b) improve application quality and eligibility success rates, particularly for the youth, first-time homeowners and low- to middle-income households and (c) guide unsuccessful applicants with appeal processes, corrections or alternative housing options;
3. how is his Department coordinating with implementing agents, the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA), financial institutions and municipalities to (a) increase the supply and delivery pace of affordable housing units under each programme, (b) expand public access to programme information and application channels and (c) ensure fairness, transparency and efficiency in the allocation of available units?