Pensioners can now apply for their rebates

Pensioners of Mogale City are being reminded that their applications for rebates need to be submitted or renewed.

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A statement from Mogale City Local Municipality reads, “Pensioners over 60 years and older are encouraged to apply or renew their pensioners’ rebate.”

According to the municipality’s website, to qualify for pensioners’ rebate, a pensioner must:
• Residential property owners certified by a qualified health practitioner as being mentally or physically disabled
• Applicant must be 60 years or older
• Be the owner of the property where the rates are charged
• Reside permanently on the property
• The property must be categorised as residential
• The applicant’s municipal account must be paid in full. If the account is in arrears, a valid agreement to settle must be in place
• The total household income of the applicant if any, must not exceed the threshold provided in the Property Rates Policy

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What you need to take with you:
• Affidavit
• Certified ID copy
• 3 months bank statement, 3 months Sassa proof of income or letter from a previous employer (if newly unemployed)
• Certificate from a health practitioner
• Current municipal account
• Copy of arrangement to settle municipal account (if an arrangement is in place)

To apply, applicants can visit the municipal rates hall or the website for more info and application forms. The closing date is Friday, June 30.