The SA Handbook calculator
Rent affordability
Estimate a comfortable rent ceiling using your complete budget.
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Estimated comfortable rent ceiling
R 7 500
Housing including listed extras
R 9 000
Cash-flow buffer retained
R 3 000
How to use this result
This uses the lower of a 30% housing benchmark and your actual cash flow after essentials, debt, savings and a 10% buffer. It is not an approval amount.
This uses the lower of a 30% housing benchmark and your actual cash flow after essentials, debt, savings and a 10% buffer. It is not an approval amount.