Paragraph 3 (Ninth Schedule) – Land and housing

3.    Land and Housing

 

(a)     The development, construction, upgrading, conversion or procurement of housing units for the benefit of persons whose monthly household income is equal to or less than R15 000 or any greater amount determined by the Minister of Finance by notice in the Gazette after consultation with the Minister of Housing.

 

(b)     The development, servicing, upgrading or procurement of stands, or the provision of building materials, for purposes of the activities contemplated in subparagraph (a).

 

(c)     The provision of residential care for retired persons, where –

 

(i)      more than 90 per cent of the persons to whom the residential care is provided are over the age of 60 and nursing services are provided by the organisation carrying on such activity; and

 

(ii)     residential care for retired persons who are poor and needy is actively provided by that organisation without full recovery of cost.

 

(d)     Building and equipping of-

 

(i)      clinics or creches; or

 

(ii)     community centres, sport facilities or other facilities of a similar nature, for the benefit of the poor and needy.

 

(e)     The promotion, facilitation and support of access to land and use of land, housing and infrastructural development for promoting official land reform programmes.

 

(f)      Granting of loans for purposes of subparagraph (a) or (b), and the provision of security or guarantees in respect of such loans, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Minister by way of regulation.

 

(g)     The protection, enforcement or improvement of the rights of poor and needy tenants, labour tenants or occupiers, to use or occupy land or housing.

 

(h)     The provision of training, support or assistance to emerging farmers in order to improve capacity to start and manage agricultural operations.