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 AssistanceAnnexuresAnnexure B : Determination of Financial Criteria for Child Support Grant |
| (1) | The amount payable in respect of a child support grant shall from time to time be determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance by notice in the Gazette. |
| (2) |
| (a) | A primary care giver meets the financial criteria as contemplated in regulation 7(1)(b) if the income of the applicant, contemplated in regulation 21 after permissible deductions contemplated in regulation 22 are effected, is below the income threshold as referred to in paragraph (b). |
| (b) | The formula for the determination of the income threshold for the child support grant is: |
A = B X 10: where—
| (i) | A = annual income threshold, and |
| (ii) | B = annual value of the child support grant |
| (3) | Where a person in a spousal relationship has been deserted for a period of at least three months by his or her spouse and the spouse is unwilling to support that person, the applicant is to be regarded as not being in a spousal relationship for the purpose of determining the means as contemplated in regulation 21. |