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Municipal accounts - Buffalo City

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Arrangements to settle arrears........................................................................................................11<br />

What is an arrangement?........................................................................................................11<br />

Can I make an arrangement in order to settle my arrears?.......................................................11<br />

How do I make an arrangement?.............................................................................................11<br />

How much will I have to pay?..................................................................................................11<br />

What are the categories of arrangements?..............................................................................11<br />

Arrangements by Indigent Consumers.....................................................................................12<br />

Arrangements by non-Indigent Low Income Consumers..........................................................12<br />

Arrangements by non-Indigent Consumers..............................................................................12<br />

Arrangements by Businesses..................................................................................................12<br />

What will happen if I break my arrangement?..........................................................................12<br />

What will happen if I break this final arrangement?.................................................................13<br />

What will happen if I am handed over to collection agents for failing to<br />

pay my account?.....................................................................................................................13<br />

Consumer assistance schemes........................................................................................................13<br />

What are the free basic services?............................................................................................13<br />

Will I still receive my free electricity if my prepayment meter is blocked?................................13<br />

How do I get my free electricity and water?.............................................................................13<br />

Who qualifies for an indigent subsidy?.....................................................................................14<br />

What benefits will I receive if I qualify for an indigent subsidy?................................................14<br />

How do I apply for an indigent subsidy?..................................................................................14<br />

What will happen if I submit a fraudulent indigent subsidy application?...................................14<br />

What happens to the remaining occupants of a property following the<br />

death of the indigent customer?..............................................................................................14<br />

What is a rates rebate and what are the benefits?...................................................................15<br />

Who qualifies for a rates rebate?.............................................................................................15<br />

How do I apply for a rates rebate?...........................................................................................15<br />

Can I apply for a rebate even if I receive an indigent subsidy?.................................................15<br />

Will my account be reduced if I find a water leak on my property?...........................................15<br />

Meter tampering................................................................................................................................16<br />

What is meter tampering?.......................................................................................................16<br />

What should I do if I am approached by someone who says he/she<br />

can reduce my monthly electricity or water account?..............................................................16<br />

<strong>Buffalo</strong><strong>City</strong>Metropolitan<strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />

BUFFALO CITY<br />

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY<br />

C O N S U M E R G U I D E

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