2.
(i)
Compassionate cases (including victims of squatter disasters)
48,000
(ii)
Dangerous huts
2,000
(iii) 'Rent Advance Scheme
(for occupants of pre- war buildings which
are declared dangerous)
9,000
(iv)
Clearance of the early
resettlement cottage
areas
20,000
(v)
Re-use of licensed areas
120,000
(vi)
Relief of overcrowding in existing estates
180,000
(vii) Pavement dwellers
1,000
380,000
Some of those resettled in categories (i) and (ii) above will of course be squatters, but apart from these, the total number of urban squatters likely to be resettled during the next five years is estimated at 130,000.
(c) The revised estimate for total expenditure
(capital and recurrent) on housing during the 1970-71 financial year is $175.1 million, which represents 6.94% of total Government expenditure. The figure forecast for 1971-72 is $193.0 million of 6.47%.