| (2) | In considering an application made in terms of subsection (l), the Agency may conduct an investigation and request additional information. |
| (a) | If the applicant qualifies for social assistance in terms of this Act, the Agency the render must relevant social assistance. |
| (b) | If the applicant does not qualify for social assistance in terms of this Act, the Agency must in writing at the applicant’s address or other point of contact stated in the application, inform the applicant— |
| (i) | that he or she does not qualify for social assistance in terms of this Act; |
| (ii) | the reasons why he or she does not qualify; and |
| (iii) | of his or her right of appeal contemplated in section 18 and of the mechanism and procedure to invoke such right. |
[Section 14(3)(b)(iii) substituted by section 6 of the Social Assistance Amendment Act 2020, Notice No. 1414, GG44035, dated 23 December 2020: effective 30 May 2022 as per Proclamation Notice 62, GG46454, dated 30 May 2022]
| (4) | No person may divulge any personal information of an applicant furnished in respect of an application except— |
| (i) | to a person who requires it in order to perform a function in terms of this Act; |
| (ii) | when required to do so by law or by an order of court; or |
| (iii) | with the consent of the applicant. |
| (5) | If any information supplied by a beneficiary to the Agency in an application for a grant materially changes after that beneficiary has submitted that application, he or she must as soon as is reasonably possible after that change occurs, inform the Agency thereof. |
