Here are five things you need to know about Eskom's free basic electricity initiative for low income households.
Here are five things you need to know about Eskom's free basic electricity initiative for low income householdsThe FBE portion of 50kWh electricity is allocated to households that meet the criteria as determined by government. Stock photo.The FBE programme is to alleviate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and assist needy households.
earlier this year that to qualify for free basic electricity, households must earn R3,500 per month or less.Qualifying households, in terms of the government’s policy of providing support to the unemployed, low-earning, the destitute and the elderly, are encouraged to approach their municipalities and register as indigents to collect their allocated free basic electricity every month.
, at the end of March 2020, Eskom had 900,000 poor households registered for free basic electricity, but only 700,000 are collecting their FBE tokens.
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