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Collected on 6 August 2026
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Debt reduction incentive for arrear payments
Consumers can settle their arrear municipal debts before 31 May 2020 and receive a 1:1 write-off of their debt, meaning for every R1 paid, R1 is written off. The scheme ends on 30 October 2020.
The document's recorded date is 31 May 2020. Confirm on the official source.
Reference
https://bnlm.gov.za/documents?upf=dl&id=2179
Closing Date
31 May 2020
The incentive scheme should aimed at reducing municipal debt by assisting qualifying consumers to bring their accounts into good standing by writing off a portion of their debt in exchange for prompt and timeous payment of all arrear debts owed to the municipality before 31 May 2020.
Prepaid electricity deduction for arrear debt recovery
Owing consumers will have 40% of their prepaid electricity purchases automatically deducted to pay off arrear debts, while still receiving 60% worth of electricity.
The document's recorded date is 31 May 2020. Confirm on the official source.
The municipality should instruct Utilities (prepaid electricity service providers) to implement a method of recovering arrear debts owed to the municipality through deducting 40% of all prepaid electricity purchases as payment towards arrear debts owed and provide 60% worth of electricity to all owing consumers.
Debt write-off for indigent households
Approved indigent households can have their arrear debts from the 2019/20 financial year written off if approved by the accounting officer. This is due to the combined impact of drought and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The document's recorded date is 31 May 2020. Confirm on the official source.
All arrear debts owed to council by approved indigent households for the 2019/20 financial year should be written off on approval of the accounting officer as a result of the drought and the covid-19 pandemic.
