MSUKALIGWA – Msukaligwa Local Municipality’s consumers will be given special incentives to have their debt written off, until August 31.

This is possible to all qualifying consumers, allowing “once-off incentives per consumer” with debt ending on December 31, 2020.

According to a notice released by the municipality, this is aimed at improving service delivery and to inculcate a culture of payment for services rendered.

The once-off incentive per household will be implemented as follows:

• A once-off arrangement with the affected consumers who immediately pay 50% of their outstanding debt as on December 31, 2020; the remainder (the other 50%) is immediately written off; or

• A consumer who applies pays 50% off the debt over a maximum period of eight months from the date of application, but not later than August 31, and the remaining 50% of their debt arrears will be written off, once the settlement is finalised and provided the current account is paid up to date.

Read more on how this initiative will work in the Higvelder Newspaper.