Relief can be granted to anyone:

• If they have applied for a grant and the grant is not yet ready (this relief will be deducted from their grant once they get it)
• Who has appealed against the suspension of their grant
• Who is too sick to work for less than 6 months (if a person is sick for more than six months, they can apply for a disability grant)
• Where the person in the family who earns the money (the breadwinner) has just died, gone to prison or gone to a treatment centre or hospital
• Who doesn’t receive maintenance from a parent or spouse if this is required by law and there is proof that efforts have been made to get maintenance
• Who has experienced a disaster, such as a house burning down or being flooded; however they will not receive relief if the whole area has been affected by the disaster and other emergency funds are made available for the area
• If they or their household will experience undue hardship if the social relief of distress grant is refused

A person cannot get relief if:

• They are receiving assistance from another organisation
• They are receiving another grant, for example, a Child Support Grant.