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Yesterday, the City of Johannesburg’s social housing entity, JOSHCO (Johannesburg Social Housing Company) launched Hoek Street Social Housing Project in the inner city.
In addition to this, I handed over the keys to beneficiaries of Turffontein Social Housing Project which was launched last month.
This marks an important step in the City’s efforts to respond to the most urgent service delivery needs of our people who seek safe and affordable housing.
The R96-million development is a 10 storey building that was initially built in the 1956. It has biometric access and comprises of 265 single rooms apartment units with shared ablutions facilities in the high rise building.
Hoek Street Social Housing Project provides affordable rental to accommodate mixed-income households with gross monthly incomes between between R3400 to R9176 per household.
This is one of the ways the ways that I continue to show my commitment to restoring the dignity of residents of this City, so they too have a place to call home. Upon entering government, I discovered a backlog of over 300 000 of people who can afford to pay for accommodation. However, this missing middle income group are people who are above the income threshold to qualify for RDP housing and fall short of qualifying for bonds.
Buildings in the inner city present an opportunity for Johannesburg’s next gold rush. I look forward to seeing the face of the inner city change to one of opportunity for our people once constructions commences for the 81 buildings that the private sector will redevelop into affordable social housing, student accommodation and small business premises. I commend the commitment shown by the MMC for Housing, Cllr Meshack Van Wyk, and the stern leadership at JOSHCO provided by Mr Tumelo Mlangeni and Mr Christopher Dyani.
Cllr Herman Mashaba
Executive Mayor
City of Johannesburg
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