SA had 3.6m indigent households in 2020, most relying on some form of support

, StatsSA SA’s non-financial census on all 257 municipalities around the country shows a decrease in some free basic services, but increased demand for free basic electricity. Moneyweb Municipalities ServiceDelivery

SA had 3.6 million indigent households in 2020, a 6.4% increase over 2019, according to the Non-financial Census of Municipalities, 2020, released on Tuesday. While the Auditor-General’s latest report on the financial state of municipalities paints a dire picture of mismanagement and declining service delivery, the StatsSA census points to some favourable outcomes. The chart below shows the number of ‘consumer units’ receiving some kind of municipal service.

1 million benefited from free basic electricity provided by municipalities. The report further reveals that 2.0 million indigent households benefited from the indigent support system for sewerage and sanitation and 2.4 million indigent households benefited from the indigent support system for solid waste management,” says StatsSA. The reason for the decline in free basic services in areas other than electricity is due to fewer users registering for these services.

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