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Source domain: gauteng.gov.za
Collected on 8 September 2026
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Informal settlement upgrading
Ongoing efforts to upgrade informal settlements, including infrastructure and service provision, as part of the Department’s broader housing and spatial transformation goals.
The document's recorded date is 4 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
The Department said its priority for the current financial year is to convert the construction pipeline established in 2025/26, including 1 961 foundations, 1 596 wall plates and 1 565 roofs already in place, into completed homes, and to strengthen title deed registration, hostel redevelopment and informal settlement upgrading.
Places
Gauteng
Reference
https://www.gauteng.gov.za/Media%20Advisories%20and%20Statements/Media%20Statement%20-%20Gauteng%20Human%20Settlements%20exceeds%20its%20housing%20delivery%20targets%20and%20tables%202025-2026%20Annual%20Report.pdf
Amounts
R 5 824 000 000
Closing Date
4 September 2026
Housing allocation for approved beneficiaries
Completed, quality-assured homes are allocated to approved beneficiaries. In 2025/26, 5,445 homes were allocated—well above the target of 4,000.
The document's recorded date is 4 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
It allocated 5 445 completed, quality-assured homes to approved beneficiaries, well above the target of 4 000.
Title deed registration improvement initiative
An ongoing effort to improve the registration of title deeds for homes delivered by the Department, which is currently delayed due to municipal and Deeds Office backlogs.
The document's recorded date is 4 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Delays in title deed transfers, many of which depend on municipalities and the Deeds Office, are being addressed through stronger intergovernmental coordination.
Rapid Land Release Programme (relaunched)
A restructured programme aimed at accelerating the release of land for housing development, informed by lessons from the previous year’s implementation.
The document's recorded date is 4 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
the Rapid Land Release Programme is being relaunched on an improved basis, informed by the lessons of the past year.
First Home Finance subsidy
A financial assistance programme providing subsidies to working households to support their first home purchase. The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements disbursed 64 such subsidies in the 2025/26 financial year, exceeding the target of 30.
The document's recorded date is 4 September 2026. Confirm on the official source.
disbursed 64 First Home Finance subsidies to working households, more than double the target of 30.
