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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.

# HH * household size (2016) 30 131 people. 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.
# HH living in backyards Strong Evidence

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

IDP/ BEPP 2016/17 review 8 862 households. The number of households residing in backyarder shacks across the entire city.
% 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.

Census 2011 3% This figure represents the proportion of the city's population living in backyarder shacks.
Does the council have an official backyarder upgrading strategy? Partial 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 2017/18 review Infrastructure Framework/Strategy: Under the Backyard Slumming, measures can be taken to involve amnesty periods, reduced tarrifs for formalizing. 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.
% 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 38% This figure indicates that 38% of backyard shacks in the Eastern Cape Province is located in Port Elizabeth.
Has a department been assigned to take responsibility for the strategy? No Evidence

A leading department needs to take responsibility for the strategy.

IDP/ BEPP 2016/17 review No mention of a strategy. A leading department needs to take responsibility for the strategy.
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.

Census 2011 1% The growth rate of households living in backyarder shacks is calculated by comparing census 2001 and 2011 data.
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.

IDP/ BEPP 2016/17 review No mention of a strategy. 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.

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Reviewer   Isandla Institute
Submitters   Isandla Institute
Last modified   Thu Dec 14 2017 08:03:03 GMT+0000 (UTC)