Score: 200

All answers

Question Answer Description Datasource and Evidence Comment
# of people living in backyards Strong Evidence

By multiplying the number of households with the city's average household size according to census 2011 data, we get a sense of how many people live inbackyarder shacks.

Community Survey 2016 92 400
# HH living in backyards Strong Evidence

The number of households residing in backyarder shacks across the entire city.

IDP 2018/19 Review; BCM Population Study 2010 28 000
% of municipal population Strong Evidence

This figure represents the proportion of the city's population living in backyarder shacks. In other words, a bit less than one in ten people live in an informal settlement.

Community Survey 2016 15%
Does the council have an official backyarder upgrading strategy? No Evidence

Every city with a significant proportion (more than 5% of total city population) of backyarders should have a strategy to improve the living conditions of people living in backyarder shacks articulated in their core municipal doucmentation.

BEPP 2019/2020 review There is no evidence of a backyarder upgrading strategy
% of Provincial total Strong Evidence

This figure indicates that 47% of backyard shacks in the Eastern Cape Province is located in East London.

IDP/ BEPP 2016/17 review 47%
Has a department been assigned to take responsibility for the strategy? No Evidence

A leading department needs to take responsibility for the strategy.

BEPP 2019/2020 review N/A
2001 - 2011 Backyarder Growth Rate Strong Evidence

The growth rate of households living in backyarder shacks is calculated by comparing census 2001 and 2011 data.

IDP 2018/19 Review; Census 2011 11%
What services are provided to backyarder shacks? No Evidence

Every strategy should be clearly state, without ambiguity and uncertainty, what the city's strategy of improving backyard shacks is. In this way, citizens can hold their governments to account.

BEPP 2019/2020 review Not mentioned

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Date the data became available   Unknown
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Reviewer   Isandla Institute
Submitters   Isandla Institute
Last modified   Tue Jul 07 2020 13:30:26 GMT+0000 (UTC)