More than 400k subsidised applicants waiting more than 10 years for homes in WC - EWN
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More than 413,000 subsidised housing applicants have been waiting for more than 10 years for a home in the Western Cape.
More than 413,000 subsidised housing applicants have been waiting for more than 10 years for a home in the Western Cape.
Thatβs according to the latest figures released by the provincial government.
The data shows the province's housing backlog has increased by more than 65,000 households in just over a year.
With 754,000 people now waiting for homes, activists said the figures show the scale of the housing crisis in the province.
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