Low cost housing for whites

Low cost housing for whites: "Low cost housing for whites"

East London - White families living in shacks and caravan parks in the East London area are not excluded from government's housing programmes because of their race, the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements said on SaturdaySpokesperson Lwandile Sicwetsha said a number of families who were living below the poverty line had complained to the government because they thought that they did not qualify for housing."Some white families are living in shacks close to the beach and in caravan parks beside dumps," Sicwetsha said."They think they do not qualify for housing programmes, but white families living below the poverty line are not excluded from government housing programmes because of their race."The department has an inclusive housing policy and programmes for all races who qualify for different categories on housing programmes."Sicwetsha said the department had different categories geared towards providing houses to people in the province.Such programmes include low cost housing scheme for people with a monthly income of less than R3 500 per month.Those who earn above this amount qualify for other schemes such as social rental housing scheme which accommodates people with a monthly income of between R3 500 and R7 500 per month."In an effort to close this gap the department has granted funding to social housing companies to build rental housing units in Nelson Mandela Metro and Buffalo City, earmarked to provide decent affordable rental homes to hundreds of low and middle income workers." President Jacob Zuma recently handed over housing units to Emerald Sky, a social housing project that accommodates all races who meet the required income of between R3 500 and R7 500 a month.Sicwetsha said three other projects were under construction in the Nelson Mandela Metro and Buffalo City Municipalities.The one in Buffalo City was nearing completion."White families who qualify on these programmes must contact the responsible social housing companies for applications and those who earn less than R3 500 per month must apply through their local municipalities for low cost housing assistance," Sicwetsha said.

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