R10 billion allocated to upgrading townships in South Africa
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu during a departmental budget speech said the growth of informal settlements in South Africa will be reviewed.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Tuesday, 18 May 2021 during a departmental budget speech confirmed the growth of informal settlements in South Africa will be reviewed.
The department’s priority areas for the period of 2021/2022 includes upgrading informal settlements, as well as the Integrated Residential Development Programme (IRDP), and significantly increasing rental housing stock.
Upgrading of Informal Settlements Grant Funding Framework
‘Migrating in droves’
Minister Sisulu cited an “unfortunate position” of people who had previously been restricted to rural areas under apartheid now “migrating in droves” to towns and cities in search of work and better housing opportunities.