The housing subsidy scheme implemented since 1994 has changed the housing landscape and adequately sheltered more than 2.8 million households in less than 20 years. In the same period, South Africa has witnessed violent protests, the slow pace of housing delivery being among the grievances. Using data from the South African Attitudes Survey (SASAS), this article examines the housing trends from 2005 to 2009. The findings suggest that there has been a growth in the proportion of householders who live in brick structures but informal dwellings persist. Furthermore, housing in South Africa is still racialised with the majority of informal dwellers being Africans and coloureds. The performance of provinces in reducing the proportion of residents living in informal dwellings varies. Yet, provinces with a clear strategy for dealing with informal settlements appear to be succeeding in reducing the proportion of informal dwellers more than t