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

Chapter 2 : Social Assistance

7. Care dependency grant

 

(a) A person is, subject to section 5, eligible for a care dependency grant if he or she is a parent, primary care giver or foster parent of a child who requires and receives permanent care or support services due to his or her physical or mental disability.
(b) A person contemplated in paragraph (a) is not eligible for such a grant if he child is cared for on a 24 hour basis for a period exceeding six months in an institution that is funded by the State.