Pro Tip - Did You Know The Government Can Actually Help Pay For Your First Home?

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For Pro Tip this week, we thought to take a look at the First Home finance grant- Apparently the government has always offered a subsidy that could help you buy your very first home… reduce your bond… even help with your deposit.

The question is: how does it actually work, and who qualifies? Did you even know about this?

To break it all down for us, we’re joined by Mathews Sidu, Programme Manager at the National Housing Finance Corporation, which falls under the Department of Human Settlements.
18 Mar English South Africa Music · Comedy

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