Survey on preferred housing in Zimbabwe,launched

THE Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities in partnership with the
Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has embarked on a Market Survey
to determine the nature and preferred types of housing that are required by citizens.

According to the questionnaire, respondents are requested to indicate their monthly
income in US dollars, percentage of income taken by rentals, their current home
ownership status and preferred type of housing.

The preferred type of housing range from stand alone, high-rise apartment flats, duplex
flats and garden flats.

Access to affordable and decent accommodation is a critical component of the
Government’s vision to create an upper middle-income economy by 2030.

The launch of the Zimbabwe National Human Settlement Policy by President Mnangagwa
set the tone for the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities to operationalise
the policy in partnership with the private sector.
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Zimbabwe has a national housing backlog of around 1,5 million units and targets to
deliver 1,2 million units by 2030 and part of the vision is to change the face of Zimbabwe
by building modern houses that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

The Government has set a target to deliver 220 000 housing units by 2025 leveraging on
partnerships with the private sector and new technologies in the human settlement
sector.

IDBZ bank was established through the IDBZ Act (Chapter 24:14) to champion
sustainable infrastructure development in Zimbabwe through mobilisation of resources,
capacity building, knowledge generation and sharing in support of national efforts for
inclusive socio-economic development.-The Chronicle