Abstract
M.Comm.
The objective of this investigation is to evaluate informal housing as an instrument to alleviate the housing problem in the Gauteng province. The investigation will mainly be based on existing literature. Data on the formal housing and the informal housing situation in the Gauteng province in particular, as well as elsewhere, will be examined. The format of the research essay leaves little, if any, room for empirical work. Chapter II examines the existing housing condition in the Gauteng province. The profile of informal housing in the province is discussed in Chapter III. The financing of informal housing in the Gauteng province is examined in Chapter IV. The findings of the research will be summarised in Chapter V.