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 AssistanceChapter 6 : Special Conditions for Continuation of Payment of Social Grant31. Payment of social grant to beneficiary who is absent from Republic |
| (1) | The Agency may continue payment of a social grant to a beneficiary who is absent from the Republic for a period not exceeding 90 days under the following circumstances— |
| (a) | where the beneficiary is outside the Republic for purposes of receiving medical attention; |
| (b) | where the beneficiary is absent from the Republic and is certified by a medical practitioner to be unfit to travel back to the Republic; or |
| (c) | where the Agency is satisfied that, for reasons beyond the control of the beneficiary, he or she is unable to return to the Republic: Provided that the Agency shall not accept as a reason the lawful arrest and detention of a beneficiary outside the Republic. |
| (2) | The Agency may require any person who is absent from the Republic as contemplated in subregulation (1) and who continues to receive a social grant to— |
| (a) | report at such frequency as the Agency may determine, to a South African mission or office designated by the Agency for purposes of identification; or |
| (b) | present any qualifications as the Agency may determine for purposes of verifying any information in connection with the beneficiary. |