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The delegation immediately categorised them as a child-headed family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of the four children\u2019s father could not be traced, while the father of the other two cannot be identified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation found that the children used to stay with their maternal aunt but later removed themselves when she visited her husband in Johannesburg. It was also discovered that the children had no birth certificates and were very young to stay on their own without care and protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SASSA OR Tambo district manager, Nomfundiso Soldati, said the situation immediately prompted for the implementation of Regulation 11.1, where application for child social grant is considered while the necessary documentation is waited upon from the relevant department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe cannot wait for all documents to be available whilst there\u2019s a regulation that allows us to urgently intervene in this situation. 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