Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...

“To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance”DescrSakhileHostelRedevelopment(Ward 4)No. ofUnits2008/9 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Total258 51 51 51 51 54 258Ward 4 228 1 332 45 45 45 45 48 228Ward 5 60 12 12 12 12 12 601 332 Confirm theWard 6 180inadequate 45 45 45 45 180structuresWard 6 1200 240 240 240 240 240 1200Ward 7 301 60 60 60 60 61 301Ward 12 500 100 100 100 100 100 500Ward 14 692 91 100 100 200 201 692RuralHousing2 840 568 568 568 568 568 2 840TOTAL 1 332 3 457 3 246 3 523 3 534 15 092Source: Factual Status Report on Mushrooming of Unplanned Informal Settlements, Dept of Housing andLekwa MunicipalityEstimated Housing BudgetMpumalanga Department of Housing has committed the budget for Lekwa Municipality in the 2008/2009implementation plan. The total budget committed is R76, 604, 579 and the number of units to be constructedis 3 374.Table : Projections for Housing Delivery per Annum in Relation to BudgetYear(s) of Delivery Estimated No of Backlogs Estimated Minimum Budget @ R54 640/Unit2008-2009 1 332 72 780 480.002009- 2010 3 457 188 890 480.002010-2011 3 246 177 361 440.002011-2012 3 523 192 496 720.002012-2013 3 534 193 097 760.00TOTAL 15 092 824 626 880.00It is estimated that an amount of R824 626 880.00 is required to eradicate the housing backlogs in LekwaMunicipality. A unit cost is estimated at R54 640.All houses are to be funded from grants. There are no private sector investors for now except that it isanticipated that the economic development that should be facilitated in the municipality should be able touplift people so that in future they should be able to afford housing for on their own.The estimations above exclude budget estimations for other social amenities which would ensure that theintegrated sustainable settlements are achieved. The funding for these facilities will be derived from theNational and Provincial Treasury on Neighbourhood grant, Departments of Education, Health and Public Works86 | P a g e - D r a f t i n t e g r a t e d D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4