THE City of Johannesburg’s council meeting on Monday approved an improved Debt Rehabilitation Programme that includes additional debt relief measures for ratepayers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a statement from the city, the new relief measures contained in the Debt Rehabilitation Programme Policy include an increase of the qualifying property value from R600 000 to R1.5 million.
This comes after calls from residents to review the terms and conditions of the initial relief programme which was first launched in 2019.
The programme, aimed at affording amnesty to property owners whose municipal accounts are in arrears, is set to come into effect from May 1 when they can apply for the relief programme.
Residents have until the end of July to apply to be part of the debt rehabilitation programme.
The programme’s new relief measures have also been extended to benefit small businesses, places of worship and non-profit organizations
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