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Beyond housing, upgrading strategies guarantee access to essential services including water, sanitation, electricity, schools, and healthcare facilities, with collaboration across departments and local governments to integrate settlements into broader urban development plans.
- Who it is for
- residents of informal settlements
- How to act on it
- The document does not state an application or submission route; it describes service delivery as part of upgrading strategies and collaboration with other departments and local governments.
The Department will accelerate the rollout of smart meters in areas affected by load reduction to improve visibility of consumption, enable remote management, and support regularisation of supply by converting illegal connections into formal, metered customers.
- Who it is for
- customers and communities in load reduction areas
- How to act on it
- The document does not describe an application or enrolment route; it states the rollout is being accelerated in load reduction areas.
The Department will implement targeted network upgrades, including upgrading transformers, reinforcing feeders, and improving network protection systems in areas where infrastructure has been degraded or is operating beyond its design capacity.
- Who it is for
- communities served by feeders and infrastructure that are degraded or beyond design capacity in affected areas
- How to act on it
- The document does not describe an application or bidding route; it states that targeted network upgrades are being implemented.
The Department will support integration of distributed energy solutions in high risk and constrained areas, including deployment of embedded generation and battery storage solutions where appropriate to relieve pressure on the grid and improve local supply resilience.
- Who it is for
- high risk and constrained areas affected by load reduction
- How to act on it
- The document does not describe an application or procurement route; it states that distributed energy solutions will be deployed where appropriate.
The Department will strengthen Free Basic Electricity by improving indigent registration so qualifying households receive a basic allocation of electricity, reducing incentives for illegal connections and stabilising demand on the network.
- Who it is for
- qualifying indigent households in affected areas
- How to act on it
- The document does not describe a specific application process; it states that indigent registration will be improved to implement Free Basic Electricity.
The Department will implement sustained community engagement and customer education programmes to address behavioural drivers of electricity theft and non payment, in collaboration with municipalities, traditional leadership structures, and law enforcement agencies.
- Who it is for
- communities/customers in affected areas where electricity theft and non-payment drive load reduction
- How to act on it
- The document does not describe an application or attendance process; it states that programmes are being implemented in collaboration with municipalities, traditional leadership structures, and law enforcement agencies.
Potential beneficiaries can register their housing needs on the NHNR. The Minister says this records housing needs and supports housing opportunities being allocated using verified data, but NHNR registration does not guarantee allocation or approval.
- Who it is for
- potential beneficiaries who need to register housing needs
- How to act on it
- Register housing needs through the National Human Settlements/Housing Needs Register (NHNR).
A grant that supports in-situ upgrading of informal settlements to improve living conditions and promote better integration with surrounding urban areas.
- Who it is for
- informal settlements and partners involved in upgrading informal settlements in-situ
- How to act on it
- Apply/participate in the Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) to support in-situ upgrading of informal settlements.
Designated areas that prioritise well-located land for integrated human settlements development, aligned with the National Spatial Development Framework and used to guide coordinated public investment and private sector participation in strategic locations.
- Who it is for
- communities and stakeholders involved in integrated human settlements development in designated strategic locations
- How to act on it
- Align planning and investment with the PHSHDAs and the National Spatial Development Framework, and participate in coordinated public investment and private sector participation in the identified areas.
A process to facilitate the release and assembly of well-located state-owned land for human settlements development, with the Department monitoring development of released land parcels; the reply reports that approximately 2 770 hectares of state land have been released nationally.
- Who it is for
- human settlements development stakeholders seeking well-located state-owned land for affordable and social housing and regeneration initiatives
- How to act on it
- Work through the Department’s partnerships and processes for release and assembly of well-located state-owned land, and proceed with development of the released land parcels under monitoring.
A social housing programme that supports delivery of well-located rental housing for low- to middle-income households, implemented through the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA).
- Who it is for
- low- to middle-income households needing well-located rental housing
- How to act on it
- Access the Social Housing Programme through the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) for delivery of well-located rental housing.
A policy framework used to guide spatial transformation, emphasising the development of well-located, mixed-income and mixed-use neighbourhoods closer to economic opportunities and social amenities.
- Who it is for
- government and stakeholders involved in human settlements development and spatial transformation
- How to act on it
- Use/implement the White Paper for Human Settlements (2024) as the overarching policy framework for spatial transformation.