City Of Johannesburg has extended its debt rehabilitation programme

The City of Johannesburg has extended its Debt Rehabilitation Programme from 1 March until 30 June 2022. The relief measures were initially introduced in May 2021 and are designed to ease the financial burden on ratepayers amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The city said that the program aims to assist financially distressed ratepayers and defaulting customers to bring their arrears municipal accounts up to date. “Successful applicants will receive a 50% immediate debt write-off,” the city said. The balance of the debt will be divided into thirds of which one third will be written-off each year for three years – the duration of the debt rehabilitation program. “The debt remains written off provided the customer complies with all the conditions of the program. Residential customers, small businesses, faith-based organizations or places of worship (churches, mosques, synagogues, etc) and non-profit organisations (NGOs) are all eligible to apply.” <a href="https://kaya959.co.za">Kaya 959</a>