Goverment urges military veterans to apply for housing

By Mandisi Tyulu
17 October 2008
In a move to give support and economic assistance to military veterans, the Housing Committee of Minister and has approved the military veterans housing assistance programme.

Through this government initiative to assist and integrate military veterans into society, both socially and economically, all military veterans are called upon to apply for Government subsidized housing before December 31, 2008 in order to be given priority in the allocation of houses.

Since 1994 more than 10 000 veterans have registered for a housing subsidy and more than 1 500 subsidies have been allocated in this regard.

All qualifying military veterans who have not registered for their housing subsidies have until the 31 December 2008 to register with their respective military veterans associations who will then confirm their status with the department of defense.

veterans earning less than R3 500 a month and have not benefited from the government housing programme and do qualify, are urged to approach their nearest provincial department of housing with a copy of their green bar coded South African ID and proof from the department of defense that they are military veterans.

Government spokesperson for housing Ndivhuwo Mabaya says veterans will be afforded an opportunity to apply for three forms of housing tenure namely, ownership, rental and institutional housing to benefit from the government housing programme.