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

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

Chapter 4 : Payment of Social Assistance

22. Payment of reduced social grant to person maintained in certain institutions
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(1)If a beneficiary of an older person's grant, disability grant or war veteran's grant is admitted to an institution that has a contract with the State to care for and maintain such beneficiary, the relevant social grant must be reduced to an amount equal to 25 percent of the maximum amount of the social grant with effect from the first day of the fourth month following the month of the beneficiary's admission to that institution.

 

(2)A social grant reduced in terms of subregulation (1) must be reinstated immediately from the date of discharge of the beneficiary from the institution contemplated in that subregulation.