The residents of Nelson Mandela Bay can expect accelerated service delivery, biased to the poorest of the poor - thanks to the payment of the last Equitable Tranche of R234 million to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) by National Treasury on 19 March 2019. As things stand, National Treasury does not owe the City a cent as far as this matter is concerned for the 2018/19 financial year. This follows the delayed payment of an Equitable Share allocation that was supposed to be paid in … [Read more...] about Municipality to Accelerate ATTP
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ATTP Beneficiary List Cleaned up
The Assistance To The Poor (ATTP) programme is set for an overhaul as Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has taken a decision to conduct a verification process to ascertain if all the beneficiaries are deserving and indeed cannot afford to pay for municipal services. It has come to the attention of the Municipality that a number of residents who can pay for services are receiving ATTP. This actually reduces the Institution's ability, in the long term, to provide free services to indigent … [Read more...] about ATTP Beneficiary List Cleaned up
ATTP – Scrapping of ATTP Policy Vehemently Denied
The opposition party in Nelson Mandela Bay, the ANC, delivered a petition to the new government on 1 December citing 13 'areas of concern'. Here Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip responds to the accusation that the DA led coalition is "scrapping the ATTP" (Assistance To The Poor) programme. In the lead up to the elections the then ANC Government made sweeping changes to the ATTP programme which placed every single property with a municipal valuation of R100 000 or less as part of the … [Read more...] about ATTP – Scrapping of ATTP Policy Vehemently Denied
Thousands more receive poverty relief following changes to ATTP criteria
The number of impoverished households receiving poverty relief from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality increased to more than 110 000 families in July following changes to the qualifying criteria providing crucial respite for struggling citizens. Exorbitant administration fees to offer this necessary service is also a thing of the past. Cllr Rory Riordan, Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Budget and Treasury, said with the new criteria coming into effect from 1 July an … [Read more...] about Thousands more receive poverty relief following changes to ATTP criteria
Nelson Mandela Bay 2016/17 Roof Top Solar tariffs
The Nelson Mandela Bay Council has revised the current status of domestic customers participating on the Roof Top Solar Programme and has approved a new time-of-use tariff to be charged to domestic customers in the 2016/17 financial year as follows: Monthly basic charge: R60.00 Energy: Peak - 1.750 c/kWh Energy: Standard - 1.700 c/kWh Energy: Off-peak - 1.250 c/kWh Council has made provision for Winter and Summer Tariffs which, at present, are both the same. In the past there … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay 2016/17 Roof Top Solar tariffs
Some facts around our water supply
And you thought that getting water to your tap was easy? The metro currently services 218 000 water connections 3 - 5 000 families connect to the Metro water system each year. We consumed 230 megalitres per day in 2011 Our water consumption has increased by 8.6% in the last 24 months. Before the last drought the public was informed when dam levels were at 60%. The warning signals in 2013 have gone out when the dam levels reached 84% The last drought was broken with rainfall in … [Read more...] about Some facts around our water supply
Free Electricity only for ATTP Beneficiaries
The once-a-month free electricity token that used to be received by all households consuming less than 300kWh per month will no longer be applicable across the board effective from the beginning of this month. As per council decision on 10 June 2010, only households who qualify for the Assistance to the Poor (ATTP) subsidy will receive the free electricity token valued at 75kWh. Customers that are not currently receiving ATTP, but who are receiving this token due to their low monthly usage … [Read more...] about Free Electricity only for ATTP Beneficiaries
