NAVIGATING THE HOUSING APPLICATION PROCESS: A GUIDE FROM SALDANHA BAY MUNICIPALITY

Saldanha Bay Municipality works in conjunction with the Provincial Government to attend to the growing need for housing opportunities in the area within the restricts of the relevant legislative framework.

The role of the municipality in the demand and beneficiary management process, is mainly to assist applicants with the completion of the forms and to capture such applications on the system. Once applications are captured and uploaded, the forms are submitted to the Provincial Department of Infrastructure for further processing.

The selection criteria and priorities for a project, for example in the case of the Langebaan Seaview Park Project, are as follows:

• Households headed by persons who are 60 years of age or older.
• Households headed by Military Veterans.
• Households affected by permanent disability.
• In the event where further applicants are required, and priority groups have been accommodated on a project, applicants in cohorts of five years younger than 60 years can be selected.

The municipal Housing department extracted the names of prospective applicants from the demand database and submitted the content to the Provincial Department of Infrastructure (Human Settlements).

Screening was completed to identify deceased, establish correct identity details and persons who received subsidies.

The result of the pre-screened list, for the Langebaan Seaview Park Project, was advertised in Weslander on 19 October 2023 and the community were invited to provide input to the list of applicants by 2 November 2023. 

In order to be considered and apply for a subsidy the criteria are as follows:

1. You have been on the municipal housing demand database (i.e. waiting list) for a minimum period of 3 years.
2. You are a South African citizen or have a permanent residency permit.
3. You are married or living with a partner.
4. You are single or divorced and have proven financial dependents permanently living with you.
5. Your maximum monthly household income is R0 – R3 500 or less before deductions.
6. You or your partner have never owned property.
7. You or your partner have never received a subsidy from the government before.

Saldanha Bay Municipality invites all individuals with enquiries to contact the municipality for more information and assistance regarding housing subsidy related matters on 022 701 6934 or to visit the housing department office at 12 Main Road, Vredenburg. Alternatively, email Housing@sbm.gov.za.