The purpose of the evaluation was to analyse the Theory of Change, inner logic and consistency of the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG), and to draw lessons from its implementation in a sample of four metropolitan municipalities. It also sought to analyse the institutional and funding frameworks and adopted monitoring system. The USDG is a substantial supplementary capital allocation to metropolitan municipalities introduced in the 2011 DORA grant framework that was inconsistent with the draft policy framework that preceded it. This evaluation therefore clarifies the theoretical framework and provides recommendations to refine and improve the grant.

The purpose of this evaluation is “… to determine if the provision of state subsidised housing has addressed asset poverty for households (are subsidised houses growing in value and are beneficiaries capturing and benefitting from this growth in value?) and created assets for Municipalities.”