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

Regulations relating to the Application for and Payment of Social Assistance and the requirements or conditions in respect of eligibility for Social Assistance

Purchase

(1)	A social grant payable to a disabled person must be converted to an older person's grant as soon as that person qualifies for an older person's grant.

(2)	If a person who receives an older person's grant or disability grant qualifies for a war veteran's grant, the person may request that the older person's grant or disability grant, as the case may be, be converted to a war veteran's grant subject to the following conditions:

(a)	the request must be accompanied by the necessary documents; and

(b)	the date of conversion may not be earlier than the date of the request.