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

Regulations

Regulations in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : Application for Social Assistance

15. Procedure to be followed in the application for social relief of distress

 

(1) An application for social relief of distress must be made on a prescribed form.

 

(2) The application form must be—
(a) completed in the presence of the first attesting officer by the applicant or his or her procurator, or with the assistance of the attesting officer for the area in which the applicant resides;
(b) certified or confirmed by the attesting officer referred to in subregulation 2(a); and
(c) signed in the presence of the attesting officer by the applicant.

 

(3) The second attesting officer must recommend the approval or rejection of the application for social relief of distress.

 

(4) If the second attesting officer recommends the rejection of the application, written reasons must be given for such decision.

 

(5)
(a) The attesting officer must inform the applicant that if the documentation required in subregulation (6) is not available on application, such documentation will be required before the second and subsequent monthly payments, as referred to in regulation 24(2), are made.
(b) The applicant must be furnished with a copy of the application or a receipt for the application which must be dated and stamped with the official stamp and must contain the name of the applicant, attesting officer and the date of the application.

 

(6) The Agency must keep a register of all applications received in which the following must be indicated, where applicable –
(a) identifying particulars;
(b) date of application;
(c) date on which social relief of distress is continued;
(d) date to which social relief of distress is extended;
(e) type of benefit, and the value thereof, which was made available to the applicant for social relief of distress; and
(f) date on which the applicant was referred to a social worker.

 

(7) The Agency may request a social worker to investigate the circumstances of an applicant and to submit a written report with a recommendation.