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See exactly what your rates bill is doing

Upload the municipal bill PDF. Every charge, every month, side by side.

The municipal bill arrives, the total is higher than last month, and nobody is quite sure why. Was it the water? The rates increase in July? A refuse charge that crept up? HeyKit reads the bill for you, lines up each charge month by month, and makes it obvious which line is going up.

Upload the PDF, get the line items

Upload your municipal rates bill PDF on the HeyKit website. The text is read in your browser and HeyKit pulls out that month's charges and the total, exactly as they're listed on the bill.

  • →Rates, water, electricity, refuse, sewerage and whatever else your municipality lists
  • →The month's total alongside the individual charges
  • →The bill's text is read in your browser

Month by month, side by side

Each bill you upload becomes another month in the history. Line them up and you can see which charges are climbing and which are steady, instead of only noticing that the total went up.

The latest total on Home

Home shows the latest month's total, so everyone in the family can see what the bill came to without digging for the PDF.

Website for now

Adding a rates bill is done on the website for now. Upload it from your computer or your phone's browser.

In practice

What you can do with this

The new financial year's increase

The July bill lands higher than June's. Put the two months next to each other and see whether it was the rates themselves, water, electricity or the fixed charges that moved.

A water bill that doesn't look right

Water has been about the same for months and suddenly jumps. With the history in front of you, you know it's worth checking for a leak or querying the reading before you pay.

Planning next year's budget

Look back over the months you've uploaded to see what the house actually costs to run from the municipality's side, rather than guessing from memory.

Common questions

Which charges does HeyKit pick up from the bill?

The charges listed on your bill — typically rates, water, electricity, refuse and sewerage, plus anything else your municipality itemises — and the month's total.

Can I add a rates bill from the iPhone app?

Not yet. Adding a rates bill is web-only for now. You can use the HeyKit website on your computer or in your phone's browser.

Where is the bill read?

The bill's text is read in your browser when you upload the PDF, and HeyKit uses it to pull out the charges and the total.

Can HeyKit tell me whether my rates increase is correct?

HeyKit shows you what changed on your bill from month to month. It isn't legal or financial advice — if a charge looks wrong, query it with your municipality.

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