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

Chapter 1 : General Requirements for Eligibility to Qualify for Social Assistance

2. Persons eligible for older person’s grant

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A person is eligible for an older person's grant if he or she—

(a)is a person contemplated in section 10 of the Act;
(b)meets the requirements of the financial criteria set out in Annexure A;
(c)subject to regulation 5, does not derive a benefit for himself or herself from any other social grant;
(d)is not maintained in any institution funded by the State; and
(e)is a permanent resident.