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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 7 : Conditions applicable to a person in receipt of a Grant

30. Special conditions regarding care dependency grant

 

A parent or foster parent who is in receipt of a care-dependency grant must comply with the following conditions—

 

(1) the care-dependent child must remain in the care of the parent or foster parent;

 

(2) the care-dependent child must have accommodation, be fed and clothed and receive care and stimulation services, medical and dental care;

 

(3) the parent or primary caregiver must allow the Agency or an authorized person access to the care-dependent child and the dwelling in which the child resides and, in the case of a care-dependent child who is in foster care, the foster parent must allow an official who has been authorised in terms of the Child Care Act;

 

(4) the care-dependent child must not be permanently cared for in one of the following institutions run by the State—
(i) a psychiatric hospital; or
(ii) a care and rehabilitation centre;

 

(5) the care-dependent child must receive the necessary medical or other treatment recommended by a medical practitioner or psychiatrist.However, refusal to undergo treatment which is or may be life-threatening must be accepted by the Agency as adequate reason for not subjecting the child concerned to such treatment; and

 

(6) the care-dependent child must be evaluated by an education authority for attendance at a specialised school at the age of six years.