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

Chapter 2 : Social Assistance7

5. Eligibility for social assistance

 

(1) A person is entitled to the appropriate social assistance if he or she—
(a) is eligible in terms of section 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13;
(b) subject to section 16, is resident in the Republic;
(c) is a South African citizen or is a member of a group or category of persons prescribed by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, by notice in the Gazette;
(d) complies with any additional requirements or conditions prescribed in terms of subsection (2); and
(e) applies for social assistance in accordance with section 14(1).

 

(2) The Minister may prescribe additional requirements or conditions in respect of—
(a) income thresholds;
(b) means testing;
(c) age limits, disabilities and care dependency;
(d) proof of and measures to establish or verify identity, gender, age, citizenship, family relationships, care dependency, disabilities, foster child and war veterans’ status;
(e) forms, procedures and processes for applications and payments;
(f) measures to prevent fraud and abuse.