Mangaung Indigent Support · ZA-MAN municipal route
Mangaung Indigent Support
Free basic services and municipal account relief.
Who may qualify
Check these things first
This is a simple first check. SASSA, UIF or your municipality will check your application and make the final decision.
- Household lives in the relevant municipality: Yes
- Monthly household income, excluding child grants: no more than R7 200
- The government office must confirm the application
Amounts and limits
Current amounts used in this guide
Property-value limit for automatic helpR180 000
Free electricity50 kWh
Free water6 kL
How the income limit is worked outthree maximum old-age grants
Monthly household income limitR7 200
What you may need
Documents to get ready
Identity document or accepted status document
Proof of residence
Proof of household incomeAn authority may accept an affidavit where the applicant has no income.
Municipal account or prepaid-meter reference
Recent bank statement(s)
Keep sensitive documents private. This website does not need your ID, statements or banking confirmation for the anonymous scan.
Avoid preventable delays
Get the application ready.
- Use the policy and application form for the municipality where the home is located.
- Collect IDs for the people the form asks about, proof of address, the municipal account and household income evidence.
- If unemployed, use the affidavit or bank-statement route stated by that municipality; requirements differ by city.
- Explain who owns, rents or lawfully occupies the home and whose name appears on the municipal account.
Explain facts, not a copied story.
See common problems, truthful wording and appeal stepsWho lives at the address, and what is each person's relationship to the applicant? Who owns or rents the property and whose name is on the municipal account?