Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

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Department of Social Development ➔ maximum of six such children. If the children are the biological children, there is no limit. caregiver must be South African citizens. for a grant application include a 13-digit bar-coded identity document for the primary caregiver and a 13-digit bar-coded birth certificate for the children. If these documents are not available, application can still be made with a sworn statement or an affidavit in a format prescribed by SASSA. vii be cared for in a state institution. 2010, the DoSD has imposed additional requirements on the caregivers of children receiving the CSG with regards to the child’s attendance at school: viii The caregiver of a child receiving the CSG that is between the ages of 7 and 18 must ensure that the child is enrolled at and is attending school. ➔ 25

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA ➔ Within one month of approval of a CSG, the caregiver must provide proof of school or an educational institution enrolment and attendance to the SASSA. In addition, every six months the caregiver must submit, to the Director General of the DoSD, the child’s school report card signed by the school principle. If the child is not enrolled or does not attend school, it does not mean that the CSG will be terminated or not granted. The Regulations provide that if the child is not enrolled at or attending school, the Director General (DG) of the DoSD must, in consultation with the National Department of Basic Education, initiate a social worker investigation. Once the DG receives the social worker’s report, he or she must take appropriate steps to ensure that the child is enrolled at and attends school. ➔ 26

<strong>Government</strong>-<strong>funded</strong> <strong>programmes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>vulnerable</strong> children in SA<br />

➔<br />

Within one month<br />

of approval of a<br />

CSG, the caregiver<br />

must provide<br />

proof of school<br />

or an educational<br />

institution enrolment<br />

<strong>and</strong> attendance to<br />

the SASSA.<br />

In addition, every six<br />

months the caregiver<br />

must submit, to the<br />

Director General of<br />

the DoSD, the child’s<br />

school report card<br />

signed by the school<br />

principle.<br />

If the child is not<br />

enrolled or does<br />

not attend school,<br />

it does not mean<br />

that the CSG will<br />

be terminated or<br />

not granted. The<br />

Regulations provide<br />

that if the child is<br />

not enrolled at or<br />

attending school,<br />

the Director General<br />

(DG) of the DoSD<br />

must, in consultation<br />

with the National<br />

Department of<br />

Basic Education,<br />

initiate a social<br />

worker investigation.<br />

Once the DG<br />

receives the social<br />

worker’s report, he<br />

or she must take<br />

appropriate steps to<br />

ensure that the child<br />

is enrolled at <strong>and</strong><br />

attends school.<br />

➔<br />

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