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Indigent subsidies to be taken away

Busisiwe HohoBy Busisiwe HohoSeptember 13, 2010No Comments2 Mins Read
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Makana Municipality has recently identified 57 Grahamstown East households that operate as businesses
but are registered as indigent.

At a credit control meeting last month, the Assistant Director of Revenues Collection, Luvuyo Sizani said that the programme in identifying these houses is still in process and the areas which are yet to be verified are Joza and Extension 9.

Makana Municipality has recently identified 57 Grahamstown East households that operate as businesses
but are registered as indigent.

At a credit control meeting last month, the Assistant Director of Revenues Collection, Luvuyo Sizani said that the programme in identifying these houses is still in process and the areas which are yet to be verified are Joza and Extension 9.


He added that the indigent subsidies will be taken away if the houses that are registered as indigent are found to be operating as businesses.

At a recent Budget, Teasury and IDP (BTI ) meeting, Councillor Luyanda Nase asked if this issue is included in the indigent policy.

Makana Chief Financial Officer, Jackson Ngcelwane said that the policy states that no indigent subsidy may be given to an applicant who owns a business.

Acting chairperson, Councillor Julia Wells said, “We will ensure that the roll out of the indigent plans and processes are taken. We need the eyes of the community to assist us.”

The Municipal Finance department receives new applications for indigent subsidies on a monthly basis.

The Indigent Support Policy provides poor households ongoing access to minimum, nationally specified basic services.

If the household income is less than a state pension of R1 010, it is used as a gauge to say that the household is 100% indigent.

If the household is earning greater than R1 010 starting from R1 such as an earning R1 011 instead of R1 010, you belong to another category which is called 75%.

The 100% and 75% categories qualify you for a discount off municipal rates, refuse collections and sewerage charges. There is also a free monthly allowance of 10 kilolitres of water and 50 KW of electricity per household.

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