Social Assistance Amendment 2008

Updated:

2008-10-29

Originator:

Minister of Social Development

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

Published in GG 30891 of 28 March 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers and Policy Documents subscribers, or purchase this document

Year of publication:

2008

Publication for comment (draft bill):

Published in GG 30891 of 28 March 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers and Policy Documents subscribers, or purchase this document

Bill

Bill number:

B17-2008

Year of publication:

2008

Bill full text:

Act

Act number:

6 of 2008

Year of publication:

2008

Commencement date:

14 July 2008

Act full text:

Published in GG 31248 of 14 July 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Amendments:

Amends the Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 - access for NetLaw subscribers, or purchase this document

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

News articles:

New grant applicants urged to be patient – BuaNews (2008-02-29)
Bill removes pension discrimination clause – Business Report (2008-05-16)
Qualifying age for social grants might be lowered – BuaNews (2008-05-16)
Male pension age lowered – News24 (2008-05-16)
Pension age milestone – iafrica.com (2008-05-16)
R1.2 billion for equalization of old age grants – BuaNews (2008-05-18)
Pension gender anomaly getting attention – IOL (2008-05-18)
New pension laws set for July 1 – IOL (2008-05-27)
New law equalising age for pensions passed – BuaNews (2008-07-13)
SA men get state pension earlier – SouthAfrica.info (2008-07-16)
At 63, men can get old age pension - later it'll be 60 - Eastern Province Herald (2008-07-17) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Phasing in of state pension for men of 60 'flouts equality law' - Cape Times (2008-10-29) (access to SA Media - search for title)

Speeches and statements:

Statement by Department of Social Development (2008-02-28)
Statement by Department of Social Development (2008-05-15)
Address by Dr Z Skweyiya, minister of social development, on second reading in NA (2008-05-16)
Speech by Ms I Mars, IFP, in NA (2008-05-18)
Statement by Department of Social Development (2008-08-10)

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