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 1 : General Requirements for Eligibility to Qualify for Social Assistance8. Additional payment linked to child support grant for orphaned children |
| (1) | In addition to the child support grant contemplated in regulation 7, a person who is a relative of an orphan, subject to subregulation (2), qualifies for additional amount linked to a child support grant already being received or to be received in respect of the orphan in their care. |
| (2) | A person contemplated in subregulation (1) who applies for an additional amount in respect of an orphan contemplated therein must produce proof that the child is an orphan in the form of— |
| (a) | certified copies of the death certificates of the child’s parents; or |
| (b) | where the death certificate of one of the parents of the child cannot be obtained by the applicant, a certified copy of the death certificate of one parent and an affidavit in a format prescribed by the Agency by the applicant attesting to the unknown status of the child’s other parent. |
| (3) | The Agency must, after awarding an additional amount linked to a child support grant, refer the details of such a relative and the orphan, to the head of the Provincial Department of Social Development to enable such a Department to assess whether the— |
| (a) | orphan or family is in need of prevention and early intervention programmes; or |
| (b) | child is in need of care and protection. |
| (4) | The amount referred to in this regulation is subject to the concurrence of the Minister of Finance as contemplated in section 12A of the Act. |