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

Regulations

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

Chapter 1 : General Requirements for Eligibility to Qualify for Social Assistance

5. Persons eligible for grant-in-aid

 

In addition to the requirements contemplated in section 12 of the Act,

 

(1) A person is eligible for a grant-in-aid if—
(a) he or she is in receipt of an older person's grant, disability grant or a war veteran's grant, and
(b) he or she is, due to his or her physical or mental condition, certified by a medical officer or medical practitioner as requiring regular attendance by another person as contemplated in section 12 of the Act.

 

(2) A grant-in-aid is not payable to a person maintained in any institution subsidised by the State.