Apply for indigent support
Whether you qualify for indigent support depends on your monthly household income. If your total household income is R7 500 or less per month, you could qualify for a discount on your water, sewerage, electricity, waste collection and property rates.
Important information
The following applies to indigent support applications:
- If you choose to post your application to us, ensure that you send us a certified copy of your identity document/other proof of identity. Do not send us the original document.
- Once you have successfully registered as indigent, you only need to re-apply every 12 months from the date of approval. For residents 60 years and older the registration will be valid for about three years, until the next General Valuation.
The following applies to pensioner or social grant rebate applications:
- Registered owners of residential properties who are dependent on pensions or social grants may qualify for special rebates according to the gross monthly household income of everyone residing on that property.
Please note
Council may conduct an investigation to verify any information provided with any person or organisation, and may include an on-site visit by a municipal official.
Apply for indigent support
Step 1: Download the application for indigent support from the document downloads section below, or collect the form from your nearest walk-in centre.
clear your debt
If you owe the municipality money you may qualify for a once-off 100% cancellation of your debt. This only applies if you have a prepaid electricity meter. As part of the indigent benefits, these devices will be installed at your property for free.
If you are employed, include the following in your application:
- latest salary/wage payslip or a letter from an employer stating your income;
- if you are self-employed, a sworn affidavit stating how much you earn per month; and
- proof if you receive a disability grant, maintenance grant or pension.
If you are unemployed, include the following in your application:
- a sworn affidavit stating that you are unemployed; and
- a sworn affidavit stating that you have no other source of income.
Step 2: Once you have completed the form, you can submit via one of the following channels:
In person
Submit your application form at any of our walk-in centres.
Email
Submit your application form via email to indigent.relief@capetown.gov.za.
Post
Post your application form to:
Director: Revenue
City of Cape Town
PO BOX 655
Cape Town
8000
Please note
If you have already applied for a rates rebate as a property owner who is dependent on pension or a social grant for your livelihood, it will be cancelled and replaced with the indigent support rates rebate - provided that you have applied and qualify for indigent support.
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