Military Veterans Act, 2011 (Act No. 18 of 2011)RegulationsMilitary Veterans Benefits Regulations, 201416. Criteria to qualify for burial support |
| (1) | A military veteran qualifies for burial support at the expense of the State if he or she, at the time of his or her death- |
| (a) | was not employed and received a pension from the State; or |
| (b) | was employed and had an annual income of less than R125 000, |
and was listed as a military veteran in the national military veterans data base.
| (2) | Despite subregulation (1), the Department may, after considering evidence from either the demobilisation records, the certified personnel register or service certificates provided by a military veteran's relevant recognised association, provide burial support for the military veteran who was not listed in the national military veterans data base at the time of his or her death provided it is proven by documentary evidence that he or she would have qualified to be listed in that data base had he or she registered before his or her death. |