Mr sethole claims that a non-indigent household who used 20kl of water under 2020/21 tariffs,will pay 20%more compared to an indigent household at the same time.do calculations verify if he is correct or not

Answer 1

To verify Mr. Sethole's claim, we need to calculate the water bill for both a non-indigent household and an indigent household using the 2020/21 tariffs.

Let's assume the cost of 1kl of water is R10 for non-indigent households and R5 for indigent households.

For a non-indigent household that used 20kl of water:
20kl * R10/kl = R200

For an indigent household that used 20kl of water:
20kl * R5/kl = R100

Now, let's calculate the difference in cost between the two households:

Non-indigent household cost: R200
Indigent household cost: R100

Percentage increase for non-indigent household compared to indigent household:
((R200 - R100) / R100) * 100 = 100%

Therefore, Mr. Sethole's claim is incorrect. A non-indigent household would pay 100% more compared to an indigent household, not 20% as he claimed.