| (1) | A victim or a relative or dependant of a victim may, subject to regulation 11(2) and the availability of money in the Fund, 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 R132 000,00; 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 not sufficient funds available for a particular year to provide assistance to all the victims or relatives or dependants of the victims— |
| (i) | in respect of whom applications for assistance were submitted before the cut-off dates referred to in regulation 10(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) | whether the victim or a relative or dependant of a victim is physically or mentally disabled as contemplated in section 9 of the Social Assistance Act; and |
| (v) | the amount of financial aid, assistance or concession provided for in regulation 10(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 school education; 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 not sufficient funds available in a particular year.
