| (1) | A victim or a relative or dependant of a victim may, subject to regulation 15(2)(b) and the availability of money in the Funds, receive assistance provided for in these Regulations if, at the date of the application for assistance— |
| (a) | the annual gross income of the household of which he or she is a member, does not exceed R339 337,00; or |
| (b) | he or she qualifies as a member of a vulnerable household. |
| (2) | The annual gross income of the household is the total amount in cash or otherwise, received by or accrued to or in favour of the household, irrespective of the source and nature thereof. |
(3)
| (a) | The administrator must, if there are insufficient funds available for a particular year to provide assistance to all the victims and relatives or dependant of the victims— |
| (i) | in respect of whom applications for assistance were submitted before the cut-off date referred to in regulation 13(3)(b); and |
| (ii) | who meet the conditions referred to in subregulation (1), |
determine which applications are the most deserving.
| (b) | In determining which applications are the most deserving, the administrator must take into account— |
| (i) | the annual gross income of the household of which the victim or a relative or dependant of a victim is a member; |
| (ii) | the number of members of the household; |
| (iii) | the number of members of the household contributing to the income of the household; |
| (iv) | the level of education of the victim or a relative or dependant of a victim, where an application of a person with a lower level of education is regarded as more deserving; |
| (v) | whether the victim or a relative or dependant of a victim is physically or mentally disabled as contemplated in section 21 of the Social Assistance Act; and |
| (vi) | the amount of financial aid, assistance or concession provided for in regulation 14(4) received by the victim or a relative or dependant of a victim, if applicable. |
| (4) | A victim or a relative or dependant of a victim who— |
| (a) | has received assistance in terms of these Regulations; |
| (b) | wishes to receive further assistance to complete his or her studies; and |
| (c) | complies, subject to subregulation (1), with all the conditions, criteria and requirements contained in these Regulations, |
receives priority over any other applicant, if there are insufficient funds available in a particular year.
