Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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Subsidised
secondary
and tertiary
healthcare
for children
6–18 and
their families
where the
families
benefit
from some
income other
than social
grants vi
Children over the age of
six and adults who have
income over a certain
limit have to pay for their
healthcare according to a
means-tested sliding scale.
Patients are classified
according to their level
of income and charged
a rate, which increases
as the level of income
increases. For example: vii
level H1 are those
in households with
unmarried parents
that earn less than
R36 000 per annum,
or in households with
married parents with a
combined gross income
of less than R50 000
per annum. Patients at
this level are charged
an all-inclusive flat fee
as an inpatient or an
outpatient;
level H2 are those
in households with
unmarried parents
that earn between
R36 000 and R72 000
per annum, or in
households with
married parents with a
combined gross income
of between R50 000 and
R100 000 per annum.
Patients at this level are
charged 50 per cent of
the full public hospital
tariffs (Uniform Patient
Fee Schedule [UPFS]
tariffs);
Targeted beneficiaries
Children and families
living in poverty
What must be provided
when applying?
Proof of income has to
be submitted.
Income is the combined
gross family income of
the parent(s) or primary
caregiver(s).
Public hospitals
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