What is the HDA?

The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public development agency that promotes sustainable communities by making well-located and appropriately-planned land available for the development of human settlements in South Africa. As its primary activity, the HDA assembles state, private and communal land and releases it for development. In addition, the HDA provides project delivery support services to organs of state at local, provincial and national level. Informal settlements upgrading and project management services are a particular focus of the agency.