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 2 : Application for Social Assistance10. Procedure to be followed in application for social grant |
| (1) | A person or his or her procurator applying for a social grant must present himself or herself at an office of the Agency or any other designated place, in order to complete the relevant application forms in the presence of a designated officer. |
| (2) | The Agency must assist the person or his or her procurator to complete an application form if he or she is, for whatever reason, unable to complete the application form. |
| (3) | The application form must be accompanied by all the necessary documentation contemplated in regulation 11. |
| (4) | The application form must be signed by the person or his or her procurator in the presence of a designated officer who must certify that all the application requirements have been complied with. |
| (5) | The certification contemplated in subregulation (4) must be verified by another designated officer. |
| (6) | The person or his or her procurator must be furnished with an acknowledgement of receipt which must— |
| (a) | be dated; |
| (b) | be stamped with the official stamp of the Agency; |
| (c) | reflect the name and identity number of the person; and |
| (d) | reflect the name of the designated officer. |
| (7) | The Agency must keep a register of all applications received, which register must record the— |
| (a) | identifying particulars of the applicant; |
| (b) | date of application; |
| (c) | type of social grant applied for; and |
| (d) | name of the designated officer. |