Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says social housing developments are crucial to addressing the province’s housing backlog.
She was speaking at the sod-turning ceremony for a new social housing initiative in Brooklyn.
The project will comprise of 219 housing units aimed at low income earners.
The R75m Social Housing Project in Brooklyn is a collaboration between all three spheres of government and social development partners.
Zille said the province could not continue to build low density housing units that took up a lot of land.
She said one of the potential downfalls of such schemes was the existing culture of entitlement to free housing with many beneficiaries unwilling to pay even a minimal rental.
- Eyewitness News
Cape Town gets R75m housing boost
Western Cape Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela said on Monday the province needed to partner with private institutions more often in order to deliver cost effective housing.
The City of Cape Town, Communicare and the national and provincial housing departments launched a R75 million social housing project in Brooklyn on Monday.
The city and the province contributed R22 million to the project, while Communicare and a Dutch company also donated money.
Once the project is completed, 219 units would be rented out to low income earners.
Madikizela said social housing amounted to more than just building homes.
“Social housing also contributes to our goal of developing sustainable human settlements that are spatially, socially and economically integrated into our city,” said Madikizela - Eyewitness News
She was speaking at the sod-turning ceremony for a new social housing initiative in Brooklyn.
The project will comprise of 219 housing units aimed at low income earners.
The R75m Social Housing Project in Brooklyn is a collaboration between all three spheres of government and social development partners.
Zille said the province could not continue to build low density housing units that took up a lot of land.
She said one of the potential downfalls of such schemes was the existing culture of entitlement to free housing with many beneficiaries unwilling to pay even a minimal rental.
- Eyewitness News
Cape Town gets R75m housing boost
Western Cape Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela said on Monday the province needed to partner with private institutions more often in order to deliver cost effective housing.
The City of Cape Town, Communicare and the national and provincial housing departments launched a R75 million social housing project in Brooklyn on Monday.
The city and the province contributed R22 million to the project, while Communicare and a Dutch company also donated money.
Once the project is completed, 219 units would be rented out to low income earners.
Madikizela said social housing amounted to more than just building homes.
“Social housing also contributes to our goal of developing sustainable human settlements that are spatially, socially and economically integrated into our city,” said Madikizela - Eyewitness News
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