Section 3: Hardship relief

3. Hardship relief (1) Subject to this section, every person under the age of 60— (a) who is unemployed; (b) who has a wife or a child or who is a disabled person; (c) who satisfies the prescribed conditions relating to residence; and (d) whose resources are insufficient to meet his requirements, shall be qualified to claim hardship relief. (2) A claimant shall— (a) apply for hardship relief to the Minister in the prescribed manner; and (b) furnish, in support of his application, such information and documents as the Minister may require. (3) For the purpose of this section— (a) the requirements of a claimant shall be computed in the manner specified in Part I of the First Schedule; (b) the resources of a claimant shall be determined by the Awarding Officer in accordance with such criteria as may be prescribed. (4) (a) Subject to this subsection, the hardship relief payable to a claimant shall be the amount by which the resources of the claimant fall short of his requirements, after deducting from that amount any benefit or allowance received by the claimant under the National Pensions Act or the Family Allowance Act respectively. (b) The hardship relief payable under paragraph (a) shall not be reduced by the amount of a benefit received by the claimant under the National Pensions Act or the Social Aid Act where the claimant is a disabled person. (c) The hardship relief payable under paragraph (a) shall not be less than the amount specified in Part II of the First Schedule. [Issue 1] U2 – 2 (5) The hardship relief shall be paid to every claimant— (a) in respect of any prescribed period of unemployment which exceeds 30 days and in which the claimant is available for full-time remunerative employment; and (b) in such manner, at such times and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (6) The Minister may, by regulations, specify the conditions under which a claimant may be disqualified from receiving any hardship relief for any period not exceeding 3 months. [S. 3 amended by Act 15 of 1986; Act 34 of 1990.]