Intergovernmental Relations and implementation of social housing policy in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Makota Gilbert Madisha and Prudence Khumalo
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Makota Gilbert Madisha: Department of Public Administration and Management, University of South Africa
Prudence Khumalo: Department of Public Administration and Management, University of South Africa

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 2024, vol. 13, issue 4, 388-402

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to assess intergovernmental relations in the implementation of social housing policy in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Despite all mechanisms, efforts and resources, the pace of social housing delivery is not at a point where it is measurably satisfactory across all spheres of government. The performance of government shows a lack of institutionalised arrangements, coordination, and alignment in implementing social housing policy. A mixed-methods research approach was implemented. Interviews were conducted with senior managers and research questionnaires were administered with operational staff within the national, provincial government and the three metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng Province which included City of Tshwane, City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, state agencies involved in the delivery of social housing units and municipal social housing institutions, private and non-governmental social housing entities. The data were complemented by documentary content analysis pertaining to the provision of human settlements and social housing. The paper acknowledges the role played by government in implementing social housing policy, however, it proposes a model to fast track social housing delivery in Gauteng Province. Key Words:human settlements, social housing, intergovernmental relations

Date: 2024
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