The City of Cape Town officially announced that its well-located Edward Avenue Housing Project, consists of 124 Breaking New Ground (BNG) Housing Units and is progressing well.
Reportedly, the Housing Consumer Education (HCE) sessions are already being held with qualifying beneficiaries to educate them on the responsibilities of home ownership.
Considering this, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements – Councillor Carl Pophaim said that this project is based in the Ottery – Grassy Park Area that has seen some challenges with gang violence, extortion and criminality, which impacts the safety of teams on the ground.
The City of Cape Town has rolled out additional interventions to address this and to reduce the risk of delays due to criminality and violence. The city remains committed to delivering safe and dignified housing to communities in need.
Furthermore, the Edward Avenue Housing Project is an important part of the commitment to provide housing and improved living conditions for the residents. However, security challenges have impacted this very special project but they have worked closely with stakeholders to keep the project moving forward.
Carl Pophiam said that he is pleased that education sessions are already being held to empower new beneficiaries with information about the practicalities of homeownership including budgeting, maintenance, drafting a will and the personal responsibilities of owning a property.
According to Pophaim the city is dedicated to transform the lives of the residents through housing projects. He presented his gratitude to the community, contractors and project team for making this project possible.
Notably, beneficiaries of City housing projects are selected in accordance with the City of Cape Town’s Housing Allocation Policy and Housing Needs Register to ensure housing opportunities are made available in a fair and transparent manner that prevents queue jumping and to those who qualify for housing as per the South African legislation.