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. >

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. >

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 property on which the house stands), to buy a house on a plot and plan basis ... >

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. >

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 7 March 2012