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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Housing/Human Settlements

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Supplementary policies

South Africa. Dept. of Human Settlements.    National housing policy and subsidy programmes.    Pretoria :   Department of Human Settlements,   2010. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.10.NATI

South Africa. Dept. of Human Settlements.  Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment, 2013/2014-2018/2019: policy & implementation framework for the human settlements sector.    Pretoria :   Department of Human Settlements, 2013?

South Africa. Dept. of Human Settlements.    Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment (MEIA) policy & implementation framework for the human settlements sector.    Pretoria :   Department of Human Settlements,   2010. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.10.MONI

South Africa. Dept. of Housing. People's housing process policy. Pretoria: Dept. of Housing, 2009?

South Africa. Dept. of Housing.    Breaking new ground.    [Pretoria :   Department of Housing,   2004]. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.04.BREA

South Africa. Dept. of Human Settlements. "Breaking new ground" A comprehensive plan for the development of sustainable human settlements. Republication of 2004 plan.

South Africa. Dept. of Housing.   National housing policy :   supporting the peoples' housing process.    [Pretoria?] :   The Dept.,   1998. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.98.NATI

South Africa. Dept. of Housing. Policy framework and implementation guidelines for the People’s Housing Process (PHP) delivery mechanism. September 2005.

South Africa. Ministry of Housing.   Housing the nation :   doing justice to delivery.  [Cape Town? :   The Ministry?],   1997. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.97.HOUS
 

Supplementary plans

South Africa. Dept. of Housing.    Multi-year housing development plan (MHDP).   Pretoria :   Department of Housing,   2008. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.08.MULT

Inclusionary housing

Western Cape. Department of Environmental and Development Planning. Western Cape Government inclusionary housing policy framework. Cape Town: Department of Environmental and Development Planning, October 2022.

Western Cape. Draft Western Cape inclusionary housing policy framework. Cape Town: Department of Environmental and Development Planning, May 2021.

City of Cape Town. Inclusionary housing: concept document. [Cape Town: City of Cape Town, 2019.]

South Africa. Department of Housing. Framework for an Inclusionary Housing Policy (IHP) in South Africa, June 2007

Western Cape Provincial spatial development framework : inclusionary housing discussion document, March 2009

Provincial policies

Western Cape. Department of Human Settlements. Living Cape: a Human Settlements Framework. Cape Town: Department of Human Settlements, 2019.

Local policies

City of Cape Town. [Draft] integrated human settlements sector plan, January 2022.

City of Cape Town. Human settlements strategy. Council final, May 2021.

City of Cape Town. Human settlements strategy: Council draft, May 2021.

City of Cape Town. Human settlements strategy: draft version for public comment, August 2020.

City of Cape Town. Allocation policy: housing opportunities (policy number 11969). Revised and approved: 31 March 2022.

City of Cape Town. Allocation policy: housing opportunities (policy number 11969). Revised and approved: 25 March 2015.

City of Cape Town. Issuing of housing kits policy (policy number 20005). Approved by Council: 29 May 2014.

Oudtshoorn Local Municipality. Affordable housing strategy plan. [Oudtshoorn: Oudtshoorn Local Municipality,] 30 November 2018.

COVID-19

Social Housing Regulatory Authority. Rent Relief Grant Disbursement Policy. Johannesburg: Social Housing Regulatory Authority, 2021.

White paper

South Africa. Dept. of Housing.    White paper :   a new housing policy and strategy for South Africa.   Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1994. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.94.WHIT
 

Policy papers

South Africa. Department: Human Settlements. Towards a policy foundation for the development of human settlements legislation.  [Pretoria] : Department: Human Settlements, [2016?]

South Africa. Department: Human Settlements. Towards a policy foundation for the development of human settlements legislation. V2.0 [Pretoria] : Department: Human Settlements, 1 November 2015.

Towards the Development of a White Paper on Human Settlements, 2016 [consultative process]

Other

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. National housing code, 2009. Volume 1, Simplified guide to the National housing code: the policy context. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.09.NATI

South Africa. National Planning Commission. Our future :   make it work : national development plan, 2030. Chapter 8, Transforming human settlement and the space economy.    Pretoria :   National Planning Commission,   2012. G 68 E.PRES.12.OURF

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Medium-term strategic framework, 2014-2019. 6.8, Sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life. Pretoria : Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, 2014.

Annexure A for outcome 8 delivery agreements :   sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life.    [Pretoria :   Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation],   2010. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.10.ANNE

Outcome 8: Human Settlements: progress report by Department of Human Settlements, to the National Council of Provinces, 4 November 2013.

Outcome 8: Sustainable Human Settlements: Proposed Refinement (February 2016)

National Housing Summit (1994 : Botshabelo, South Africa). The Housing Accord : housing the nation : behuising vir almal. --    [Pretoria : Department of Housing?, 1994?] Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.94.HOUS

Informal settlements

City of Cape Town. Proactive re-blocking of informal settlements (policy number 13282). Approved by Council: 30 October 2013.

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. National Housing Code, 2009. Volume 4, part 3, Upgrading informal settlements.  Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, 2009.

Western Cape. Department of Human Settlements. From precarious settlements to dignified communities: Western Cape informal settlement strategic framework (ISSF) Final. September 2016.

Western Cape. Department of Human Settlements. From precarious settlements to dignified communities: Western Cape Informal Settlement Strategic Framework (ISSF): Implementation Plan 2016-2030. Final. September 2016.

Spatial plans

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. National Human Settlements Master Spatial Plan. Working Draft. September 2017

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Concept Document: National Human Settlements Spatial Plan. August 2014.

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Concept Note: Human Settlements Spatial Planning Framework (SPF): Final Draft. October 2014

Frameworks

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment, 2013/2014-2018/2019: policy & implementation framework for the human settlements sector. [Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, 2015.]

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. MTSF, 2014-2019: human settlements medium term strategic framework: sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life. [Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, 2015?]

Social housing

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. National Housing Code, 2009. Volume 6, Social & rental interventions, part 3, Social housing policy.  Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, 2009.

South Africa. Department of Housing. A social housing policy for South Africa :   towards an enabling environment for social housing development.   [Pretoria :   Department of Housing,   2003]. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.03.SOCI

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Impact and Implementation Evaluation of the Social Housing Programme (several documents)

South Africa. Dept. of Housing.    Social housing policy review :   key issues.    [Pretoria :   Department of Housing],   2004. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.04.SOCI

Social Housing Foundation (South Africa).    Social housing policy for South Africa :   towards an enabling environment for social housing development.    [Johannesburg :   Social Housing Foundation],   2005. Shelf no.  G 68 E.HOUS.05.SOCI

Reviews

South Africa.  National housing : a review of policy and progress  Cape Town: Cape Times Ltd., 1947. Shelf no.  G 68 E.HOUS.47.NATI

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Measuring success in human settlements development: an impact evaluation study of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme in selected projects in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, May 2011.

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements, Chief Directorate: Communication Services, issuing body.    Celebrating 20 years of human settlements :   bringing the Freedom Charter to life.   Pretoria, South Africa :   National Department of Human Settlements,   [2014]. Shelf no. G 68 E.HOUS.14.CELE

South Africa. Financial and Fiscal Commission. Exploring alternative finance and policy options for effective and sustainable delivery of housing in South Africa, 28 October 2013.

South Africa. Towards a twenty-five year review, 1994-2019. [Pretoria: The Presidency, 2020.]

South Africa. Presidency. Twenty year review : South Africa, 1994-2014. Background paper : sustainable human settlements. Pretoria : The Presidency, 2014.

Tissington, Kate.    A resource guide to housing in South Africa 1994-2010 :   legislation, policy, programmes and practice.   Johannesburg :   SERI,   2011. Shelf no. GR 363.50968 TISS

Tissington, Kate. A review of housing policy and development since 1994.  Johannesburg :   SERI,   2010.