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Yes, the full grant is paid for the month a person dies.
Unfortunately, you cannot.
Locking you out and throwing out your property is certainly against the law. No one is allowed to take the law into their own hands like that.
The SRC has mistaken its mandate, which is to lead, represent and defend the student body according to the SRC Constitution, in favour of asserting its own ideological preferences.
CPUT rules say exam results will be withheld if fees have not been paid by due date.
Here are some numbers you could call to find out what happened to your application.
It's hard to contest a will, but you can try Legal Aid.
There are two other housing programmes you may qualify for: the Social Housing Programme (SHP) or “Gap” Housing.
You can either brief lawyers or obtain the letter through one of the law firms that advertise this service. That would take 4 to 6 weeks and is quite expensive.
You can receive UIF and a disability or maintenance grant at the same time, but not any other type of grant