Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Application for and Payment of Social Assistance and the requirements or conditions in respect of eligibility for Social Assistance

Annexures

Annexure D : Determination of Financial Criteria for Care-Dependency Grant

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(1)The amount payable in respect of a care dependency 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 care dependency grant is not payable if the income of the applicant, contemplated in regulation 21, after the permissible deductions as prescribed in regulation 22, exceeds the income threshold as referred to in paragraph (b).
(b)The formula for the determination of the income threshold for the care dependency grant to be paid to an applicant is:

A = B X 10; where—

(i)A = annual income threshold, and
(ii)B = annual value of the care dependency grant.
(iii)A foster parent qualifies for a care dependency grant regardless of such foster parent's income.