Section 6: Persons eligible for support
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6. Persons eligible for support
(1) Every person shall be eligible to receive support under an
empowerment programme or scheme where—
(a) he lives in absolute poverty;
(b) his name is included in the Social Register of Mauritius; and
(c) he meets such other eligibility criteria as may be prescribed.
(2) In assessing the monthly income or combined monthly income of an
adult or, as the case may be, the 2 or 3 adults living under the same roof
referred to in the first column of the Schedule, the following shall be taken
into consideration—
(a) any income derived by any of them;
(b) any social aid being received under the Social Aid Act by any of
them and, as the case may be, by any child living under the
same roof;
(c) any pension being received under the Pensions Act by any of
them;
(d) his or their living conditions; and
(e) such other financial aid received by any of them and, as the case
may be, by any child living under the same roof.
(3) Subject to subsection (4) or (5), where an applicant is the adult or, as
the case may be, one of the adults referred to in the first column of the
Schedule, and his assessed monthly income or, as the case may be, the
combined assessed monthly income of the 2 or 3 adults living under the
same roof is less than the corresponding amount specified in the second
column of the Schedule, he shall be entitled to an amount of financial
support which will top up for the monthly income so as to reach the amount
specified in the second column, or to such other amount as may be
prescribed.
(4) An adult shall not be entitled to the financial support referred to in
subsection (3) where another adult living under the same roof receives such
financial support.
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(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the Minister may, by way of
regulations, prescribe such other eligibility criteria for the obtention of
financial support.
(6) The Minister may, where he so determines, provide assistance in
such form as may be appropriate to an applicant in lieu of, or in addition to,
any financial support.