Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Application for and Payment of Social Assistance and the Requirements or Conditions in respect of Eligibility for Social AssistanceChapter 3 : Determination of Financial Criteria22. Permissible deductions when calculating applicant's income |
When determining the income of an applicant and his or her spouse in the case of a social grant, the Agency must, on submission of acceptable documentary proof, allow the following deductions or contributions:
| (a) | Current obligatory contributions of an 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 per cent of the net income of the applicant; |
| (b) | current deductions in respect of an employee's tax or standard income tax; |
| (c) | current membership fees to an approved medical scheme in the Republic, established in terms of the Medical Schemes Act 1998 (Act 131 of 1998), paid from income generated from services rendered or income from any other source; and |
| (d) | current contributions to the unemployment insurance fund paid from income generated from services rendered. |