The programme manages the development of policy, planning and research in the creation of sustainable and integrated human settlements, oversees the delivery of the Integrated Residential Development Programme, and coordinates intergovernmental partnerships with stakeholders.
Over the medium term, work under the programme will include accelerating the delivery of spatially integrated housing and human settlements development by transferring and monitoring the HSDG and Title Deeds Restoration Grant to provinces, the Urban Settlements Development Grant to metropolitan municipalities, and undertaking research and developing housing and human settlements policies and programmes.
It will also promote planning coordination and strengthen intergovernmental cooperation across and within different spheres of government by providing support to provinces and municipalities in the development of 57 integrated implementation plans over the medium term and facilitating intergovernmental forums and stakeholder partnerships on an ongoing basis.
