Factsheet regarding housing in South Africa.

South Africa’s Constitution places great emphasis on the inclusion of socio-economic rights, which among other things, seek to ensure that the fundamental needs of the people are meaningfully protected and advanced following generations of colonial and apartheid-era injustices and inequality. The realisation of these rights are necessary for the establishment of a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental rights.

This People’s Guide is based on a larger research project available at www.spii.org.za entitled: Monitoring and Evaluating the Progressive Realisation of the Right to Water and Sanitation in South Africa.

An analysis of the policy efforts, budgeting and enjoyment of the right to a healthy environment in South Africa.

Lessons from the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the South African Constitutional Court.

An assessment of South African government spending on socio-economic rights from 2008/09 to 2017/18.