Social housing: bridging or reinforcing spatial inequality?

In a recent report mapping social housing projects across South Africa's seven largest cities, HSRC researchers found that there has been a drift to the periphery, far from economic activity. This trend appears to contradict the government's ambition to encourage upward mobility and urban integration through social housing.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2025-12-09
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https://doi.org/10.14749/30831098
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Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Social housing: bridging or reinforcing spatial inequality?

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Social housing: bridging or reinforcing spatial inequality?

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Abstract

In a recent report mapping social housing projects across South Africa's seven largest cities, HSRC researchers found that there has been a drift to the periphery, far from economic activity. This trend appears to contradict the government's ambition to encourage upward mobility and urban integration through social housing.

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