Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004)Chapter 7 : Conditions applicable to a person in receipt of a Grant31. Powers of the Agency to suspend or vary the amount of grant on review |
| (1) | A person who is in receipt of a grant must, without delay, inform the Agency of any changes in the general, medical or financial circumstances of the beneficiary, child or foster child. |
| (2) | The Agency must review the grant— |
| (a) | annually, in situations where there is documentary evidence that changes in the beneficiary’s financial circumstances may occur, but a foster child grant must be reviewed on the expiry date of the court order or an extension order; |
| (b) | where there is documentary evidence that changes in the medical circumstances of a temporarily disabled person may occur, such review may be done in terms of subregulation (8)(b). |
| (3) | The Agency must require a beneficiary to submit a life certificate annually to him or her to prove that he or she is still alive. |
| (4) | If a beneficiary fails to provide the requested information or documentation, the Agency must suspend payment of the grant, in which case the beneficiary must apply for the restoration of such grant. |
| (5) | If an application is made for the restoration of a grant, the Agency may restore the grant from the date on which the grant was suspended, but the application for restoration must be made within 90 days of suspension or variation. |
| (6) | If a person applies for a grant to be increased and the Agency is satisfied that it should be increased, the grant must be increased with effect from the date of application. |
| (7) | The provisions of subregulation (2) will, with the necessary changes, apply to any person to whom payment has been made according to authority granted in terms of regulation 24(3) and (4). |
| (8) | Despite the provisions of subregulations (1 ) to (7)— |
| (a) | in the case of social grants for disabled persons, no further medical assessment may be required where permanent classification has been made; |
| (b) | the Agency, may, at any time after a period of five years from the date of application for a grant, request the beneficiary to undergo a medical examination in terms of regulation 2 (3); and |
| (c) | a beneficiary who receives a grant personally must not submit a life certificate. |
