The National Housing Policy, 2001

This is the National Housing Policy from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Government of Swaziland.

September 2000

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Need for a Housing Policy
1.2 Key Housing Issues and Policy Focus Areas
1.3 Policy Vision
1.4 Policy Objectives
1.5 Housing Policy Principles

2. ISSUES AND POLICY STATEMENTS - SECTOR POLICIES
2.1 Equality and Security of Tenure
2.2 Land Information System
2.3 Land Planning in Urban Areas
2.4 Land Availability and Planning in Urban Informal Areas
2.5 Incorporation of Peri-Urban Areas into Urban Areas
2.6 Increased Population Density at Rural Growth Nodes
2.7 Gender Equality in Access to Land, Housing and Finance
2.8 Remove Market Distortions / Redirect Housing Subsidies
2.9 Access of Low-Income Households to Finance
2.10 Subsidies to Increase the Availability and Reduce the Cost of Land
2.11 Generating Funds to Reduce the Cost of Services
2.12 Reduce the Cost of Building Houses
2.13 Provide Affordable Services
2.14 Responsibility for service delivery
2.15 Addressing HIV/AIDS
2.16 Rental and Landlord and Tenant Rights

3. ISSUES AND POLICY STATEMENTS - AREA POLICIES
3.1 Housing on Urban Informal Land
3.2 Peri-Urban Pilot Project
3.3 Rural Growth Node Pilot Project

4. CONCLUSION TO THE HOUSING POLICIES

5. IMPLEMENTATION
5.1 Sector Policies
5.2 Area Policies

Annexure 1
Operating Costs and Capital Subsidy

Definitions

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The National Housing Policy, 2001

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