Distinguishing Between Private Law and Social-Security Law in Deducting Social Grants from Claims for Loss of Support

This article attempts to highlight the potential danger in applying private-law principles to social-security law in deciding whether or not social grants should be deducted from awards for damages. Typically, this issue comes to the fore where a damage-causing event, such as death, sets into motion...

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Main Authors: L Steynberg, D Millard
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2011-07-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nwu.ac.za/export/sites/default/nwu/p-per/issuepages/2011volume14no4/2011x14x4SOCIALSecurityLSteynbergea.pdf