Did you know that the Mossel Bay Municipality
offers help to residents who struggle to meet their financial responsibilities?
There are several options available, which not only includes four categories of
assisting the poor, but pensioners too may also apply for discounted rates. The
municipality urges residents to make contact and, in this way, get assistance
in managing their finances when it comes to municipal accounts.
THE GRAPHICS ATTACHED OFFERS A HANDY GUIDE TO DOWNLOAD.
The categories offering relief to the
poor, are as follows:
Valuation
Indigent: Homeowners with a residential property valuation of less than R125
000 automatically qualify as Valuation Indigent.
- Indigent Level 1:
Household income of all residents older than 18 years is less than R4200 (R4220
from 1 October 2023) per month
- Indigent Level 2:
Household income of all residents older than 18 years is less than die R8 400
(R 8 440 from 1 October 2023) per month.
- Indigent
household, housing a person with disability: Household income of all residents
older than 18 years is less than R8 400 (R8 440 in October 2023) per month.
BENEFITS TO INDIGENT HOUSEHOLDS
Valuation
Indigent, Indigent level 1 households and households where a person with a
disability lives will receive:
- 6kl of free water
and 50 kWh of free electricity per month and not pay any basic charges for
water and electricity services.
- Will only pay for
property rates refuses services or sewerage services.
- Indigent level 2
household will receive:
- 6kl of free water
and 25 kWh of free electricity per month and only pay 50% of the basic charges
for water services
- Will only pay 50%
of property rates, refuse services and sewerage services.
PENSIONER REBATES
Mossel Bay
Municipality also assists the elderly in the form of pensioner’s rebates on
property rates, sewerage charges and from 1 July 2023, for the first time a
discount is offered on the basic charges on electricity.
- A pensioner
household that earns up to R18100 per month receives a 50% subsidy.
- A pensioner
household that earns up to R24 200 per month qualifies for a subsidy of 30%,
subject to certain conditions.
CHECKLIST FOR APPLICATION
The account
holder must apply on the prescribed application form and the following
information is required:
- Municipal account
number of the household;
- Proof of the
account holder’s identity;
- Proof of income
of the total household;
- Proof of
registration of the person with a disability (if it is an indigent household
where a disabled person resides);
- A medical
certificate to confirm the client’s health condition must be obtained at
regular intervals to qualify for this support (if it is an indigent household
where a disabled person resides);
- Sworn affidavit
that the person with a disability is a permanent resident of the property (if
it is an indigent household where a disabled person resides);
- Completed consent
Form of the South African Revenue Services (SARS)
- Contact Debtpack
(044 620 4480) or the Mossel Bay Municipality (044 606 5000)
- Visit any
Debtpack office (Mossel Bay, Kwanonqaba and Great Brak River)
