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What is the Expanded Social Package (ESP) and requirements for registration

The Expanded Social Package (ESP) is a basket of services which the City allocates to citizens based on their level of poverty. It includes property-based benefits and rebates on water and electricity and expands to include social referrals via social service interventions and skills development. The program targets vulnerable citizens in the City such as senior citizens, women & children, the unemployed, persons with disability (PWDs), displaced persons, and youth, etc.

Interventions available to qualifying citizens are:
Rebates on municipal services such as rates, refuse, sewer, water and electricity
Social work intervention, home visitation for frail and bed ridden clients/telephonic assessments, food parcels, skills development training and other interventions.

ESP Qualifying Criteria:

Be a South African Citizen
Reside within the boundaries of the City
Be unemployed or have a monthly income not exceeding R7503.01 per month (all income must be declared). The qualifying amount to access the ESP changes annually.

Documentation required:

Proof of income, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA ) card, all bank statements (for the last three months) or sworn affidavit confirming that you do not have a bank account and no other source of income (any other source of income must be declared)
Proof of residence, City of Johannesburg Rates and Taxes account number or sworn affidavit from your local police station, account statement
Identity document
City of Johannesburg Rates and Taxes Account
City Power Pre-Paid Meter Account Number
Eskom Prepaid Electricity Account Number, Conventional Account Number
Johannesburg Water Account/Pre-Paid Account Number (Interface Tag Unit (ITU) Number on the receipt)
General Information

You must update your registration when your circumstances change and/or before the 6-month re-registration period if circumstances change.

Application for continued rebates must be completed every 6 months.
Clients are encouraged to apply for rebates between 1st and 15th of the month to receive benefits in the next month. Applications between 15th to 30th/31st of any month will benefit in the subsequent month.
Provide your correct cell phone number and municipal account number/s.
Households must pay for any extra water and electricity used that is not included in the support.
Please note that incomplete submissions cannot be processed (ensure submission of all required documents).
Application process:

· To apply for rebates on municipal services complete sections 1, 2 ,3 ,4 & 5

· To apply for rebates on municipal services and other interventions complete sections 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 & 6

· To apply for other interventions only complete sections 1, 2,3,5 & 6

Applicants will receive a response from the ESP unit within a week of application.

Section #1. Official Information

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Tick the box to sign and agree to the terms and conditions.

Terms and Conditions

I give the City of Johannesburg my full permission as an individual citizen to access private data such as (income declared, proof of address, bank acc statement etc.) held against my identity number by any organ of the State of the Republic of South Africa, on the understanding that access to such data shall be solely for the purpose of verifying whatever particular personal circumstances i have claimed to be true at the time in making application to be eligible for benefits through Expanded Social Package.

Section #2. Addendum
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I accept the terms and conditions
CONSENT TO SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES(SARS) IN TERMS OF SECTION 69(6) (B) OF THE TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT NO 28 OF 2011 (TAA).

I/we*, the undersigned Applicant(s), hereby give consent to SARS to disclose my/our information to the City of Johannesburg Municipality and the National Department of Cooperative Governance (COGTA) for the purposes of verifying the details of my or/our income level that i/we have disclosed to the Municipality in support of my/our* application for a municipal indigent grant.

Particulars of Indigent Applicant
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Municipality Name*

Name and surname including maiden name if applicable*

Identity number (ID)*

Date of birth*

Tax payer reference number

Your marital status

Single

Married

Divorced

Other

Spouse name and surname

Spouse ID

Spouse date of birth

Day/Month/Year

Spouse monthly income

Spouse tax payer reference number

Residential address/Erf No/Stand number

Particulars of other household member(s) earning an income**
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Name

Surname

ID Number

The date of birth

Day/Month/Year

Tax payer's reference number

Signed by

Date of signature

Day/Month/Year

Tick to sign

Signed at

Applicant's household member's name

Applicant's household members signature

Date

Day/Month/Year

Section #3, Personal Information
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Tick this box if this is a new registration

ESP number if re-registering

Indicate your personal monthly income (inclusive of pension and all other sources of income, access to financial resources) *

Indicate monthly income of your spouse (inclusive of pension and all other sources of income, access to financial resources)

Number of dependents

Full address

Gender.*

Male

Female

First name*

Last name*

Identity no.

Date of of birth

Mobile Number

Landline

Email address.

Tax payer reference no

Section #4, Property account information

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Are you a tenant or property owner?

Tenant

Property owner

Rates account number

Sewage and Sanitation Account Number

Refuse account number

City of Joburg Electricity Account Number

City of Joburg water account number

Eskom Electricity Account Number

Eskom Prepaid Electricity Account Number

City Power Prepaid Electricity Account Number

Joburg Water Prepaid Account Number

Section #5
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NB* Individuals in receipt of a state grant and or any type pension, who do not have a bank account, are required to provide an affidavit confirming no bank account or other source of income, otherwise, 3 months bank statement or affidavit are mandatory.

Proof of income*

Proof of address*

Attach certified copy of ID*

City of Johannesburg Rates and Taxes Account

Attach City of Johannesburg Rates and Taxes Account

City Power Pre-Paid Meter Account number

Eskom Pre-Paid Electricity Account Number, Conventional Account Number

Joburg Water Account/ Pre-Paid Account Number (ITU number on the receipt)

Section #6, Social Development Department Interventions
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Please select the category/s of intervention/s required by indicating X (More than one category may be selected)

Other Interventions (Please indicate assistance that you may require if not included in the above categories).

NB* Social Service Interventions are shared with the unit/s responsible for rendering services. Beneficiaries will be contacted by the respective units to provide the status of application to access service/s or program/

For enquiries email: espunit@joburg.org.za

Section #1. Official Information

Section #2. Addendum_______________________________________________________________________________

Particulars of Indigent Applicant_______________________________________________________________________________

Particulars of other household member(s) earning an income**_______________________________________________________________________________

Section #3, Personal Information_______________________________________________________________________________

Section #4, Property account information

Section #5_______________________________________________________________________________

Section #6, Social Development Department Interventions_______________________________________________________________________________

Section #2. Addendum
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Particulars of Indigent Applicant
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Particulars of other household member(s) earning an income**
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Section #3, Personal Information
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Section #5
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Section #6, Social Development Department Interventions
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