This paper concentrates on the use of project management to measure the provision of low-cost housing (LCH) in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality (MLM). The provision of LCH forms part of government urban regeneration programmes for achieving social sustainability. The LCH projects serve as an instrument for the development of sustainable human settlements and contribute to urban regeneration. The housing vision is underpinned by principles of sustainability, integration, equality and good governance. The South African government has since 1994 been acknowledged for its policy framework and mandate towards human settlement developments in order to give effect to the new housing approach. The government adopted a housing policy aimed at building one million houses by the year 1994. An effective measurement system integrates initiatives, aligns organisational units and resources, and improves performance. A great amount of houses were