NASHO National Association of Social Housing Organisations

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NASHOs
submission on the
Social Housing Bill
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Comments by NASHO on the Draft Social Housing
Bill 2007, as Published in Government Gazette
No.30022 of 6 July 2007.
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General Comments
NASHO welcomes the initiative by National
Government to establish a legal framework to
ensure a viable and sustainable social housing
sector, which will also contribute to the overall
functioning of the housing sector.
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General Comments
A legal framework is needed by the social housing
sector in order to create a level of certainty
and predictability for implementing agencies to
deliver larger numbers of housing units.
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Long Title
If the Bill is enhanced to better balance
regulation with support, the long title to the
Bill will have to be enhanced to include
reference to support for social housing.
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Definitions

• Approved Projects
• Low to Medium Income Households
• Maladministration
• Municipal Finance Management Act
• Social Housing

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Definitions

• Social Housing Institutions
• Social Housing Investment Plan
• Social Housing Regulatory Plan

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Chapter 2

• Roles Responsibilities of
• National Government
• Roles Responsibilities of
• Municipalities

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Chapter 3

• Appointment of Council
• Functions of Regulatory
• Authority
• Powers of Intervention of
• Regulatory Authority

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Chapter 4

• Accreditation of Social Housing
• Institutions (SHIs)
• Functions of SHIs
• Management of SHIs
• Reporting by SHIs

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Chapter 5

• Financing of Social Housing
• Regulations
• General Issues of Clarity

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Issues of Clarity

• Other delivery agents
• Institutional Subsidy and SHRA
• Regulations vs the Bill
• Capital and Operational Budget
• NASHO and ongoing engagement

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NASHO
National Association of Social Housing Organisatio
ns
The amplified voice for the Social Housing
Sector
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History
NASHO was formed at an inaugural congress held
in May 2002 and formally launched by the then
National Housing Minister, Sankie
Mthembi-Mahanyele.
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History
NASHO is a membership-based federation of 18
social housing institutions collectively owning
and/or managing approximately 18,294 units and
operating throughout the country.
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History
Affiliated/member institutions are all non-profit
institutions and operate within rental,
rent-to-buy, and co operative tenure options for
low to middle income families.
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Mission
To represent the legitimate interests of its
member organizations by various means, including
representation, advocacy, information provision
and support.
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Vision
To be the recognised representative of social
housing institutions in South Africa, offering
them a quality service.
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Objectives

• Campaign and lobby on behalf of its
• members.
• Promote the sector.
• Provide information to the sector.
• Support Social Housing Institutions.
• Build capacity within the sector.

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Objectives

• Provide associate membership to
• institutions who are not social housing
• organisations but who wish to support the
• development of the aims of NASHO and
• its members.
• Develop programs to further the interest of
• the sector and
• Promote unity, networking and exchange
• of knowledge and best practice among
• members.

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Structure

• NASHO is a registered Non-Profit Organisation
  with a registered constitution.
• The national structure consists of
• National Congress which is represented
• by all accredited members. This Congress
• is the highest decision making body in
• NASHO and meets at least once a year.

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Structure

• National Office Bearers NOB who
• currently comprise of
• Joel Mkunqwana - Chairman
• Renier Erasmus Vice Chair
• Taffy Adler General Secretary
• Andrew Wiseman Treasurer
• National Executive Committee that
• consists of the national office bearers and
• the chair of each region. The NEC meets
• once a month by teleconference and
• carries on the business of NASHO
• between Congress meetings.

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Structure

• Regional Committees in Gauteng,
• Eastern Cape, Western Cape,
• KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga. The
• aims of the regions are to ensure
• strategic local presence in housing
• activities, the transfer of knowledge,
• sharing of information and
• encouragement of networks.

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Structure
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Map of NASHO Affiliates
NASHO Affiliates
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Totals of NASHO Profiles
Total No. of Members 18 No. of
Units 18,294 Assets Under Management 1,989,0
16,065 Rental Income (PA) 193,973,127 Pleas
e refer to Spreadsheet in pack for full table of
NASHO Membership Profiles.
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Programmes
As part of the Social Housing Support Programme
during 2005, NASHO designed a set of programmes
and interventions that resulted in a number of
best practice manuals, which are available on our
website.
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Programmes

• Publications available on our
• website are
• Risk Management Manual
• Recruitment Manual
• Remuneration Manual
• Resource document on the impact of
• HIV and Aids in the Social Housing
• sector

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Funding
NASHO is funded by membership fees and grants.
Grants have been received from the Social Housing
Foundation, the National Housing Finance
Corporation, JP Morgan Bank, the Support
Programme for Social Housing funded by the South
African Government and the European Union and
AEDES the national federation of Dutch Housing
Associations.
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Projects
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Cape Town Community Housing
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Ekurhuleni Development Company
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First Metro Housing Company
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Johannesburg Housing Company
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JOSHCO
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Madulamoho
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Msunduzi Housing Association
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Own Haven
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SOHCO
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Sunflower Housing
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Government Recognition of NASHO
President Thabo Mbeki at the
Brickfields opening
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Government Recognition of NASHO
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu at Brickfields
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Government Recognition of NASHO
Minister Brigitte Mabandla at Msunduzi Housing
Association
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This Congress was funded by the Support Programme
for Social Housing, a joint programme of the
National Department of Housing and the Commission
of the European Community.
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Thank You
For further information please call 011 241
6934 or log on to www.nasho.org.za