Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 5 : Payments of Grants24. Methods of payment of grants |
| (1) | The Agency may use any one or more of the following methods for the payment of grants— |
| (a) | Electronic transfers into an account of the beneficiary held at a financial institution or that of or his or her procurator; |
| (b) | Manual payments at a designated pay-point; or |
| (c) | Any other method approved by the Minister. |
| (2) | A grant must be paid monthly by the Agency or a person appointed for that purpose. |
| (3) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2)— |
| (a) | each beneficiary must— |
| (i) | identify himself or herself by means of an identity document; |
| (ii) | personally take receipt of the grant payable to him or her; and |
| (iii) | sign for receipt for the amount received, if he or she receives payment of his or her grant manually; |
| (b) | a beneficiary’s signature must serve as acknowledgement of receipt for the amount received, unless the grant amount is credited to an account held at a financial institution. |
| (4) | If a beneficiary, except a person referred to in section 15(2) of the Act, is, owing to circumstances determined by the Agency, unable to personally receive a grant awarded to him or her in terms of the Act, the Agency may, on submission of written authority by the beneficiary, duly signed in the presence of two witnesses, pay the grant to a person authorised by the beneficiary, for a period not exceeding three consecutive months. |
| (5) | When the Agency is satisfied that a beneficiary, cannot personally receive a grant, or that it would cause undue hardship for the beneficiary to receive the grant in person, the beneficiary may, in the manner and specific form apply for the authorisation of the grant to be paid to a person duly authorised by him or her. |
| (6) | When the Agency is satisfied that the beneficiary cannot personally receive the grant or that it will cause undue hardship for the beneficiary to receive the grant in person, he or she must authorise the payment of the grant to the procurator appointed by the person or the Agency. |
| (7) | Whenever payment of the grant is made to any person other than the beneficiary, such person must furnish proof of identification, a life certificate in respect of the beneficiary, and an affidavit to the effect that the grant will be handed over to the beneficiary. |