Subsidies & Assistance

SUBSIDIES & ASSISTANCE

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The South African constitution gave people and communities who had been dispossessed of land after 19 June 1913 as a result of racially discriminatory laws or practices the right to restitution of that property or to fair compensation. >

Consolidation Subsidies

The Consolidation Subsidy is designed for beneficiaries who already have a previously subsidised and serviced plot and now qualify for a subsidy to build a top structure. >

Housing Hotline

The Department of Local Government & Housing has a hotline that can be contacted for information on the Department and its projects and services. >

Housing Subsidies for the Disabled and Health Stricken

People who are disabled or health-stricken are entitled to a full housing subsidy (Individual, Project-Linked or Relocation Assistance) without having to pay a contribution, even if their household budget is more than R1 500 but less than R3 500. In other words, they get a dispensation to ... >

Individual Housing Subsidies

Individual housing subsidies are available to low-income households who wish to buy a residential property for the first time. It can be used to buy an existing house, including the property on which the house stands. >

Institutional Subsidies

Institutional subsidies are given to organisations that agree to also pay towards a building project. The houses built then belong to the organisation, and not individual beneficiaries, for at least four years after completion. >

Land Grants

The national Departments of Land Affairs and Housing provide grants and subsidies to buy or develop land and houses. Any one household can only get up to R16 000 in subsidies. This is not a loan and does not need to be paid back. >

People's Housing Process

The People's Housing Process provides training and technical assistance to families that own undeveloped, serviced property and want to get a housing subsidy to build their own homes. By contributing their labour rather than paying someone else to do the work, these families can then ... >

Project Linked Subsidies

A Project-Linked Housing Subsidy is a grant from the government that you can use to buy a house, together with the land on which it stands, in a municipal housing project. You will receive this subsidy only once. It is not a cash payout but ... >

Relocation Assistance

Relocation Assistance is there for people who are eligible for a Housing Subsidy but are currently locked in home loans they cannot afford. >

Rural Subsidies

In rural areas, many people don't have legal rights over their land but they do have functional security of tenure. For example, tenure granted in terms of the laws and customs of tribes, the custom, usage or administrative practice in a particular area or community ... >

Settlement Schemes for Farm Workers

Alternative settlement options for farm workers are provided to promote permanent settlement and agricultural development. These settlement options may be "on farm" or "off farm" to allow farm workers and their dependents to benefit from tenure and housing rights and take advantage of subsidy opportunities. >

The content on this page was last updated on 16 October 2006

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