Metro helps disadvantaged residents with basic needs
The social support indigent programme will assist residents who are unable to pay for municipal services.
The Tshwane metro has implemented the social support indigent programme aimed at fighting poverty in the metro.
Peggy de Bruin, MMC for social development and community services, said the programme will assist residents who are unable to pay for municipal services.
“The City of Tshwane is committed to delivering services to the most vulnerable groups in Tshwane.”
De Bruin said the metro’s ultimate goal is to ensure that the poor rise on the ladder of prosperity and become self-sufficient.”
The metro encourages qualifying households to apply for the programme.
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A residential household can only be registered as ‘indigent’ if it meets all of the following criteria:
– The applicant is a South African citizen.
– The applicant has a service account with the City of Tshwane.
– The applicant is a child from a child-headed household who is 18 years and older.
– The applicant is an occupant of property of Northwest Housing Corporation or the City of Tshwane.
– The applicant should be the registered owner or municipal tenant as defined in the policy, except when a guardian applies on behalf of a child-headed household.
– The applicant lives at the property which they’re applying for, unless the applicant is a guardian applying for a child-headed household.
– The applicant and any other member of the household don’t own any property other than the one in which they reside.
– The total monthly household income of all household members does not exceed the joint amount of two state old-age pensions, excluding any child support grants and foster care grants.
De Bruin said qualifying households receive 100kWh of electricity per month, 12kl of water per month, a refuse bin for waste removal, provision and connection of a prepaid electricity meter and 100% rebate on the value of the property and on refuse removal.
She said even though services are free, they are capped to the limited amounts. If the recipients go over the allocated cap, they must pay the difference.
The metro encouraged qualifying residents to apply for this service by visiting their nearest City of Tshwane regional office.
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