By Roy Cokayne –
The government subsidy for the top structure for a basic 40m2 social housing unit has rocketed to R154 000 from only R58 000 in 2008/09, prompting a Human Settlements departmental review.
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the current R154 000 subsidy amount was “unacceptably high”.
The minister, in an exclusive interview with Business Report this week, stressed that the government had “never intended to create a dependent people” but wanted to undo the wrongs of the past.
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