Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 4 : Determination of Income Thresholds21. Permissible deductions when calculating an applicant’s means |
When determining the income of the applicant and his or her spouse, excluding foster care grant, and when determining the personal income of a primary caregiver and his or her spouse in the case of child support grant, the Agency must, on submission of acceptable documentary proof, allow the following deductions or contributions—
| (1) | current obligatory contributions of the employee to a pension, provident or retirement annuity fund established in terms of an Act or, in the absence of such an obligatory contribution, another contribution which does not exceed 22 percent of the net income of the applicant; |
| (2) | current deductions in respect of an employee’s tax or standard income tax; |
| (3) | current membership fees to an approved medical scheme in the Republic, established in terms of an Act, paid from income generated from services rendered or income from any other source; and |
| (4) | current contributions to the unemployment insurance fund paid from income generated from services rendered. |