Department of Human Settlements

Department of Human Settlements
List 10 other official names: ; Departement van Menslike Nedersettings (Afrikaans) ; umNyango wezokuHlaliswa kwaBantu (Southern Ndebele) ; iSebe lezokuHlaliswa koLuntu (Xhosa) ; uMnyango Wezokuhlaliswa Kwabantu (Zulu) ; Litiko Letekuhlaliswa Kwebantfu (Swazi) ; Kgoro ya Madulo a Batho (Northern Sotho) ; Lefapha la Bodulo ba Batho (Sotho) ; Lefapha la Manno a Batho (Tswana) ; Ndzawulo ya Vutshamo bya Vanhu (Tsonga) ; Muhasho wa Madzulo a Vhathu (Venda) ;
Department overview
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Govan Mbeki House, 240 Walker Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria; 25°45′29″S 28°12′09″E / 25.75806°S 28.20250°E
Employees	609 (2010/11)
Annual budget	R22,578 million (2011/12)
Minister responsible	Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements;
Deputy Minister responsible	Zou Kota, Deputy Minister of Human Settlements;
Department executive	Thabane Zulu, Director-General: Human Settlements;
Child agencies	Servcon Housing Solutions; Thubelisha Homes; National Home Builders Registration Council; National Housing Finance Corporation; National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency; Rural Housing Loan Fund; Social Housing Foundation; Housing Development Agency; Social Housing Regulatory Authority;
Key documents	Housing Act, 1997; Rental Housing Act, 1998; Social Housing Act, 2008;
Website	www.dhs.gov.za

The Department of Human Settlements (formerly the Department of Housing) is the department under the Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, of the South African government responsible for housing and urban development. Its primary purpose is the implementation of the constitutional mandate that "everyone has the right to have access to adequate housing." It works in co-operation with the provincial governments, each of which has its own Human Settlements department, and with the municipalities.

As of 2019^[update] the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is Lindiwe Sisulu and her deputy is Pamela Tshwete. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R22,578 million and a staff complement of 609 civil servants.^[1]

References

^ "Vote 31: Human Settlements". Estimates of National Expenditure 2011. Pretoria: National Treasury. 23 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-621-39863-2. Retrieved 6 January 2012. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] "Vote 31: Human Settlements". Estimates of National Expenditure 2011. Pretoria: National Treasury. 23 February 2011. ISBN 978-0-621-39863-2. Retrieved 6 January 2012. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

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