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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.   MEIA policy and implementation framework for the human settlements sector, 2019/20-2023/24.   Pretoria :   Department of Human Settlements,  2019?

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

Western Cape

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

Draft white paper

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. [Draft] White Paper for Human Settlements. November Ver. 2023. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, December 2023. In; South Africa. Government Gazette No. 49895 (18 December 2023), Government notice no. 4206. 

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.

Informal Settlement Strategic Programme (ISSP) for the Western Cape 

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.

Western Cape. Department of Human Settlements ; AIVIA. Evaluation of the implementation of the Informal Settlement Support Plan (ISSP). 1/3/25 Report, February 2022. Prepared by AIVIA (Pty) Ltd for the Western Cape Government. 

Western Cape. Department of Human Settlements ; AIVIA. Evaluation of the implementation of the Informal Settlement Support Plan (ISSP). Final full report, 28 February 2022. Prepared by AIVIA (Pty) Ltd on behalf of  the Western Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements (WCDHS). 

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. Revised framework on accreditation of municipalities to administer national human settlements programmes. Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, October 2023.

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?]

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Revised Accreditation and Assignment Frameworks for Municipalities to Administer National Human Settlements Programmes: Draft. Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, March 2017.

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. Accreditation Framework for Municipalities to Administer National Human Settlements Programmes: managing the incremental delegation of housing functions to local government. Pretoria: Department of Human Settlements, 2011?

 

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.
 

Rental housing

Western Cape. Department of Human Settlements. Building sustainable communities: rental housing strategy, 2010-2014.