Speaker, I would like to inform the hon member that the Department of Social Development works closely with the Department of Health and other stakeholders to identify poor households and communities that experience food insecurity. Wards which are known poverty pockets or which are beset by social challenges, such as substance abuse and unemployment, are also targeted.
We also respond to media reports that bring to our attention the suffering of individuals in our communities. The eligibility criteria for the provision of social relief of distress are set out in the Social Assistance Act, Act 13 of 2004, and social relief is awarded to a person who is: awaiting payment of an approved grant; declared medically unfit for employment for a period of less than six months; not receiving maintenance from a person legally obliged to pay maintenance; in a family where the breadwinner has died within the last three months; affected by a disaster, or experiencing undue hardship or malnutrition. [Interjections.]