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 7 : Standard Rules and Procedure applicable at Pay-Points34. Approval for person accompanying beneficiary to pay-point |
| (1) | The Agency may grant approval to either a non-profit organisation, a non governmental organisation or a faith-based organisation, a member of staff, a person acting on behalf of any such organisation or a community service worker to attend upon and be present during the payment of social assistance at a pay-point. |
| (2) | The Agency may grant approval to an organisation or person authorised by the Agency to render any service to a beneficiary for the comfort or well-being of the beneficiary. |
| (3) | An organisation or person contemplated in subregulation (2) must not require a beneficiary to— |
| (a) | contribute financially or donate anything to such organisation or person in recompense for any such service rendered at the pay-point; |
| (b) | do anything or act in any other manner inconsistent with the Act, any rule or procedure applicable to a pay-point in recompense for any such service; |
| (c) | give any undertaking to support the activities of any such organisation or person. |