MEC Madikizela to handover title deeds to three beneficiaries

Loyiso Langeni
03 November 2013

Western Cape MEC of Human Settlements Bonginkosi Madikizela  will today handover title deeds to three beneficiaries with the oldest being 97-years-old. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Bruce Oom said the issuing of title deeds is part of the Departments strategy to encourage a sense of ownership and responsibility amongst housing beneficiaries, and also to ensure that all recipients of government houses have the full rights of property ownership. 

“The hand over is part of the EEDBS programme which is Enhance Extended Discount Benefit Scheme Policy essentially this is a scheme where people who received houses before 1994 have had their outstanding loans to government paid off using subsidies.

Once the house is paid off and they become eligible as a complete owner of the home they then receive their title deeds,” Oom added