Verified You must apply Housing & rent In-kind support

BNG (RDP) Government Subsidised House

Breaking New Ground (BNG) / RDP Free Subsidised House

Paid by Department of Human Settlements (via provinces and municipalities) · 🇿🇦 South Africa

What this pays

The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.

Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.

The 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.

Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

Who qualifies for a Government House? Be a South African citizen. Earn less than R3500.01 per month per household.

A researcher has read this record against the official page.

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.dhs.gov.za

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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule

12 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.

Department of Human Settlements / municipalities

Department of Human Settlements / provinces (USDG/ISUPG grants)

Department of Human Settlements / National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC)

City of Cape Town

eThekwini Municipality

Municipalities

Type	In-kind support
Applying	In person
Deadline	Allocation depends on housing project pipelines; no fixed deadline
Run by	National government
Record	Read by a researcher

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