Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 2 : Social Assistance11. War veterans’ grant |
| (1) | A person is, subject to section 5, eligible for a war veteran’s grant if he or she— |
| (a) | has attained the age of 60 years; or |
| (b) | owing to a physical or mental disability, is unable to provide for his or her maintenance, and— |
| (i) | performed any naval, military or air force service during the Great War of 1914-1918 as a member of any Union or British Force, or was a member of the protesting burgher forces during the period September 1914 to February 1915; |
| (ii) | performed any naval, military or air force service during the war which commenced on 6 September 1939 as a member of the Union Defence Forces or, in the ‘case of a Union national, as a member of any British or Dominion Force or any force of a government which was allied to the Government of the Union during that war; |
| (iii) | while he or she was not a Union national, performed any naval, military or air force service during the war referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iv) as a member of any British or Dominion Force and who is a South African citizen on the date on which he or she applies for a war veteran’s pension; or |
| (iv) | while he or she was a member of the Union Defence Forces, signed an undertaking to serve in connection with the hostilities in Korea and who during such hostilities performed any naval, military or air force service on or after the date on which he or she had been detailed for duty in connection therewith. |