MINISTRY FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 1843
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 MAY 2015
Ms T E Baker (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:
(1) With regard to the Vaal River City Development in Sedibeng, Gauteng,
what are the different categories of housing to be built for each
income bracket;
(2) will there be any rental housing; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details? NW2064E
REPLY:
(1) Provision is made in the Vaal River City Land Use Plan for high
density housing units earmarked for the subsidy and bonded market. It
is expected that these units will consist of bachelor, one bedroom,
two bedroom and 3 bedroom units.
(2) Yes, it is envisaged that there will be rental housing available in
the development. At this stage, it is not clear how many units will
be made available for rental as the project is still in the early
planning stage and the number of rental housing units is being
investigated.
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