JPOMA submission for Johannesburg Draft IDP and Budget.

(JPOMA retained the services of Andrew Barker Development Consultant to assist in putting this document together.)

Purpose of the submission:

To illustrate the impact of increases being proposed in the services charges and fees contained in the IDP and budget on the poor and vulnerable communities being accommodated in affordable housing;

To summarise and demonstrate the potential implications for the provision of affordable housing in the Inner City and other areas of Johannesburg;

Request to mitigate the cumulative effect of the historical and current non-inflationary increases in charges that are now being further exacerbated by the impacts of Covid_19.