Mossel Bay Municipality
Human Settlement

As part of the Municipality’s role in planning and implementation of human settlements projects on behalf of the Provincial Department of Infrastructure. The Municipality is relying on the following income streams to deliver houses

Funding Sources

·       Capital Replacement Reserves - CRR

·       Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG)

·       Informal Settlement Upgrade Partnership Grant (ISUPG).

·       Asset Fund Reserves – AFR

The housing demand is on its peak with 11484 backlogs, refer to the table below. The figures below reflets the housing need per area. The more demand is on the urban side than the rural communities of Friemersheim and Herbartsdale. 

Who can register on the Housing Demand Database?

The Housing Demand Database is intended for people who need housing assistance and who may qualify for government housing programmes.

•       a South African citizen

•         legally competent to contract,

•         married or living with a permanent partner

•         single person with financial dependants.

It is also very important that residents keep their details updated. If your cell phone number changes, your income changes, your household circumstances change, or your marital status changes, your information should be updated on the database.

Does being on the Housing Demand Database mean that a person will automatically receive a house?

No, being registered on the Housing Demand Database is important, but it does not automatically mean that a person will receive a house immediately.

It also does not mean that a person qualifies for every housing project or every housing opportunity.

The qualification criteria for a government subsidised housing is as follows;

                Must be on the waiting list or database - WCHDDB.

                Must be a South African Citizen.

                Must be contractually capable.

                Must be married or habitually cohabit with a partner.

                Must be single and have financial dependants.

                Must earn between R0,00 - R3 500,00 per month, per household.

                Must be a first-time government subsidy recipient.

                Must be a first-time home / property owner.

Currently the Municipality is implementing the following projects

•          New Rest IRDP 120
•          Yakhindlu 21
•      Mountain View First Home Finance

Mountain View First Home Finance (FHF) units

The First Home Finance units are intended for households earning between approximately R3,501 and R22,000 per month.

The purpose of First Home Finance is to help qualifying first-time buyers access home ownership.

The Mountain View First Home Finance units are double-storey block units of approximately 45m², with a living area, open-plan kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms.

The Selling price is R429 000, The Department has introduced Instalment Sale Agreement (ISA) to make the selling of FHF units affordable and seamless

For more information on ISA please contact Mr. Vuyisile Gxelesha on 083 505 3234

The Planned housing projects

According to the Housing Act of 1997 all municipalities, as part of their function to promote integrated development planning must utilise the framework of national and provincial housing legislation to ensure that the residents of its area of governance have access to adequate housing opportunities. Mossel Bay Municipality has planned to realise this legislative obligation. All the planned projects are on the approved housing pipeline and are situated within restructuring zones and forms part of PHSHDA.

The planned housing are as follows

·       Military Veterans

·       Social Housing - 710 units

·       Toekoms 25 - units

·       Grootbrak – 140 units

·       Spekboom – 2900 units

·       Site K - 400 units

·       Bartelsfontein toilets

·       Mossel Bay external toilets

Municipal Rental Flats

Besides the BNG or IRDP housing provision, the Municipality is also providing accomodation in the form of Rental Flats. Mossel Bay Municipality owns 128 rental flats. The Municipality is responsible for the maintenance of the flats. The Municipality has appointed a Contractor Lupha Trading to do some repairs on the flats. So far, the contractor has done the ceilings and windows. They have also started with the painting on the flats.

The tenants are responsible for the minimum rental fee which is determined by the annual Council approved tariffs

•        100 Flats - Grootbrak in Greenhaven.

•        20 Flats - Seesig Flats in Mossel Bay

•        8 Flats - Bergsig Flats in Mossel Bay

Informal Settlements

The Municipality has 28 informal settlements. Most of the settlements are on the Municipal land which makes it possible for the Municipality to provide the basic services. The Municipality through the UISP implementation agent conducts surveys within reasonable intervals. The Municipality’s law enforcement is playing an active role in preventing the growth of the settlements including use of the drone technology.

On going / Continuous projects

• Title Deed Restoration program
•            Housing Consumer education
•       UISP - www.mbuisp.org