Apply Free RDP 2022 Here
Having basic housing is a fundamental right of each person irrespective of race, gender, and social status.
It is the City’s responsibility to provide and allocate government-subsidized housing, otherwise known as RDP 2022 houses.
To date, over 29 00 housing units have been delivered (jointly by the Gauteng Province and the City) and over 17 000 serviced stands.
To apply for an RDP 2022 house, you need to comply with the National Housing Subsidy Scheme.
This means you must be:
To apply for a RDP housing subsidy:
- You must be 21 years or older;
- you must be married or single with dependents or cohabiting with a partner for a long time;
- you must be unemployed or earning not more than R7 000 per household;
- you must either be a South African citizen or a foreigner with a permanent residence permit;
- you must not have received government housing assistance before; and
- you must be a first-time home owner.
To apply for a government subsidy house, you need to take the following documents to your nearest customer care center:
How to apply?
There is no fee to apply for a government subsidised house.
Just visit your nearest satellite office and bring the following documents along with you
- Your ID book’s your spouse`s ID book (if applicable);
- birth certificates of dependents (children);
- proof of income if you are employed; and
- you will need proof (eg. an affidavit) for extended family members (eg. your niece or nephew).
- You should make copies of these documents and certify them before you visit a satellite office.
- You can certify them at your nearest police station or at the magistrates` court.
Where to apply?
Apply at your nearest satellite office – hyperlink to satellite offices below. Satellite offices are linked to our central database. All your details will be captured and recorded.
You will be asked to fill in a housing subsidy application form and will then be registered on the Municipal Housing Demands Database – this is a “waiting list”. Only once a housing development is completed and if you are next on the list, will you be given keys and a title deed to your home – but it can take many years.
Must Know About RDP
- It is illegal to sell an RDP house before you have lived in it for eight years.
- It is illegal to rent out an RDP house.
- Should you want to extend or renovate an RDP 2021 home before eight years permission from the City.
- If you are disabled the design of the house may change to accommodate the special needs of the person’s disability.
More Information About RDP Houses
What is a government housing subsidy?
A government housing subsidy is a grant provided by the government for housing purposes. The government does not give cash to beneficiaries. The grant is useable for housing only.
Please remember This When Applying For RDP 2021 Housing:
Inform the satellite office when you change your residential and postal details, or if your working status changes (if you lose your job or find a job). You also need to advise the satellite office when there are family changes (eg additional dependants), or if your health status changes (eg disability).
Contact detailsPhysical address
2nd Floor
Sanlam Plaza East Building
285 Schoeman Street
PRETORIA
Postal address
PO Box 440
PRETORIA
0001
Tel: 012 358 1167
Mr Bradley Rathumbu
Tel: 012 358 1124
Mr Peggy Rathete
Deputy Manager: Waiting list and Subsidy Administration Unit Satellite offices
| Mabopane/Winterveld | 012 358 9737 |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 012 358 9862 |
| Hammanskraal/Temba | 012 358 9816 |
| Soshanguve/Akasia | 012 358 9270 |
| Centurion/Laudium/Laezonia | 012 358 3888 |
| Mamelodi | 012 358 5546 |
| Pretoria Central | 012 358 4315 |
| Atteridgeville | 012 358 5003 |
Manager: Waiting list and Subsidy Administration Unit
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