Section 30
Constant attendance allowance
of Housewives' Social Security Act 2022
An insured housewife who is entitled to a permanent disablement benefit or morbid allowance shall also be entitled to a monthly constant attendance allowance at the rate and for the period as specified in the Seventh Schedule, if and so long as she is so severely incapacitated as to constantly require the personal attendance of another person.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the payment of constant attendance allowance to an insured housewife shall cease when she attains the age of fifty-five years or dies, whichever is earlier.
(3)
The existence of the degree of incapacity qualifying an insured housewife for a constant attendance allowance shall be certified by the medical assessor or the Appellate Medical Board, in such manner as prescribed.
(4)
If an insured housewife is entitled to claim for monthly constant attendance allowance under this Act and under any other Act administered by the Organization, the insured housewife shall be entitled to receive only one monthly constant attendance allowance.