The Procedures to Apply for an RDP House Online

How long must I wait on the waiting list for a housing subsidy?

Generally, the waiting lists are locally driven initiative and in each municipality the waiting period differs. Housing development normally takes place within a planned and prioritized process where the local conditions dictate what area should receive assistance first. You must also remember that housing development takes time normally atleast two years before a house in a new area is ready for occupation. We are trying our best to speed up the delivery rate.

What fees – if any – I am going to pay when applying for a Government subsidized house?

No fee is charged. In the past, beneficiaries were expected to contribute R2 479.00 towards achieving access to the housing subsidy – or as a way “to top up” to the subsidy for houses that were being build using the People’s Housing Process model. With this model people were responsible for the construction of their own house. This model no longer exists.

How do I apply for a RDP house in South Africa?

To qualify you must:

• Be a South African citizen.
• Be contractually capable.
• Be married or habitually cohabit with a partner.
• Be single and have financial dependants.
• Earn less than R3500.01 per month per household.
• Be a first time government subsidy recipient.
• Be a first time home owner.
• Single Military Veterans without financial dependant.

 What are the essential documents that I must have to qualify?

• Applicant and spouse’s Identity Documents.
• Birth certificates of children.
• Proof of income if working. (Salary Slip).

Where can I apply for a Government Housing Subsidy?

• Provincial Department of Human Settlements.
• Local Municipality.

If I am still legally married but my husband and I live apart, could I apply for a subsidy?

Under normal circumstances where a legal marriage was registered you as a married woman will not be able to enter into a contract and therefore you will not be able to apply for a subsidy in your own right. You will have to reconcile with your husband or if this is not possible enter divorce proceedings to obtain competency to contract again.

Can I sell my Government Subsidy House?

Basically, it is illegal for the recipient of a subsidy house, now referred to as BNG house, to sell the house before they have lived in it for a minimum period of eight (8) years. Although, there have been  many instances the houses are used to make quick money by unscrupulous individuals who sell them within the 8 year period. Alternatively recipients rent out the houses to be used as business premises, while the beneficiaries return to live in informal settlements. While the minimum occupancy period may be adjusted from time to time, the current limitation is 8 years and, within this period a beneficiary may only re-sell the property back to the relevant Provincial Department of Human Settlements. This type of Voluntary sale occurs when a beneficiary, for whatever reasons, chooses not keep the subsidy house.