Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Department of Home Affairs
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A death certificate is
important because
it allows vulnerable
children to claim their
inheritance rights,
to prove their right
to benefits that the
deceased was entitled
to leave the child and
because it allows the
caregiver of a child
whose parent(s) are
deceased to claim a CSG
to care for the child.
the certificate of
death to the funeral
undertaker, who will
complete the relevant
sections of the form
and send it to Home
Affairs.
will issue a death
certificate to the
undertaker who will
give it to the relative.
registered at Home
Affairs, a copy of the
death certificate can
be obtained from
Home Affairs at any
time.
Registering
marriages
and issuing
marriage
certificates
When a couple get
married in a civil
marriage, they will
receive a marriage
certificate from the
marriage officer, free of
charge.
The marriage is
registered by the DoHA.
Marriage certificates are
important for children
in the family as they
will be required when
registering the birth of
a child, when applying
for a CSG and when
applying for death
benefits in the event of
the death of a married
caregiver.
Targeted beneficiaries
All married couples
Documents required
to obtain a marriage
certificate
and wife
under 18, written
permission from their
parents
a copy of the divorce
order
a copy of their
deceased spouse’s
death certificate
The marriage officer
issues the marriage
certificate.
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