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 Assistance16A. Exceptional circumstances under which social relief of distress may be provided |
| (1) | Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 6(1)(d), regulation 9(2) and (3) and regulation 16(1)(c) and (4) of the Regulations, social relief of distress may be provided to a child where— |
| (a) | the prevailing economic circumstances in the Republic warrants the provision of social relief of distress; or |
| (b) | failure to provide such social relief of distress would cause undue hardship to the child. |
| (2) | The provisions of subregulation (1) only apply in respect of the amount of R500 million appropriated to the Department of Social Development for social relief of distress as part of the 2008/2009 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure. |
| (3) | Upon the amount of money contemplated in subregulation (2) being exhausted, the provisions of regulation 16A will cease to apply. |