Cape Town’s housing crisis came under scrutiny on Wednesday during Cape Talk’s third pre-election debate, with political parties clashing over whether the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led city was doing enough to address a growing backlog that could see more than 500,000 households needing assistance by 2028. The city's integrated annual report shows that more than 270,000 households currently live in informal settlements, with an estimated 50,000 homes needed yearly to meet future demand.