GEORGE NEWS - The municipality receives an equitable share contribution from National Treasury annually.
The municipality must ensure access to basic services for its communities;
WHO CAN APPLY FOR INDIGENT SUPPORT
- Registered owners and spouse/s of residential properties
- Occupier and spouses
- Backyard dweller/s and spouse/s – maximum of two structures
- Pensioners
- Legal guardian or primary caregiver of minors
TO QUALIFY
- Income not to exceed two times state pension (Sassa) per month. (Excluded: Child Foster Care grant, Care Dependency grant, Child Maintenance support, Child support, and Disability grant)
- Registered owner of the property
- The occupier/s of the property
- Backyard dweller/s – maximum of two structures
- Be a full-time occupant and stay permanently on the property
- Do not own more than ONE property
- Property used for residential purposes only
HOW DO I APPLY?
Applicant must complete an official application form, which is available at municipal offices or area offices.
WHAT IS REQUIRED?
- Copy of ID document
- Proof of collective gross monthly income of all occupants of the dwelling over 18 years
- Salary advice
- 3 months’ bank statements
- Municipal account
- Prepaid electricity token;
- Affidavit, if unemployed
- Birth /death certificates and authority letter
- Letter from Sassa if one receives a grant
- SARS number, if applicable
- Where the property valuation is more than R150 000, a rebate form is available
WHO DO I CONTACT?
- Vanessa Douse / Leevan Oerson – 044 801 9029
- Lydia Geja - 044 801 9362
Extent of indigent support:
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
- Water: 6kl free water per month
- Basic water charge: 100% subsidised per month
- Electricity: 70kWh free units per month
- Refuse removal charge: 100% per month
- Sewage disposal charge: 100% per month
- Property valuation less than >R 150 000: 100% rebate
- The consumer must pay for the excess water and electricity that he/she uses and if the property valuation is more than R150 000, the portion of the rate must be paid.
- When the account is in arrears, the debt will be loaded on the prepaid meter and the debt will be recovered in the form of auxiliary charges at a rate of up to 50% of the value of electricity purchases. This will be implemented until the arrear debt is settled in full.
RURAL AREAS
- A total of 6kl per month of water to rainwater tanks of households in times of low rainfall
- Eskom supply area: 50kWh units will be dispensed by Eskom to households that are connected to the Eskom supply grid
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
Consumers in informal settlements with a prepaid meter will qualify automatically without applying for the Indigent subsidy (70kwh units).
INDIGENT: PREPAID ELECTRICAL METER
All consumers that receive Indigent subsidies must have a prepaid meter.
The capacity of the prepaid meters will be set at:
- 20 amps - one indigent household
- 30 amps - with one additional dweller
- 40 amps - with two additional dwellers
NOTE: All Indigent customers who are on the Indigent Register (before July 2022) need to re-apply for Indigent between July 2022 and June 2023. This is an ongoing process.
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