Vicky receives a Disability Grant as she is unable to work. After she has been receiving the grant for a number of years, Vicky gets married. Her spouse is earning

well above the income threshold of the means test. Vicky continues to receive her grant and fails to tell the SASSA office of her change in circumstances

If the circumstances of a grant beneficiary change she or he must report this to a SASSA official. Failure to do this may mean that a beneficiary is guilty of fraud.

In terms of the law, if SASSA has paid more money to a grant beneficiary than they should have received, the beneficiary will have to repay the amount that was

overpaid In addition to having to repay the money, the person who has received the money will be guilty of committing an act of fraud which is a criminal offence.