How long can my child dependant stay on my membership?

If your registered dependant is 21 years old or older, they may qualify to stay on your membership. To determine their eligibility to remain on the Fund, we will, send a letter to ask you for proof of their dependency.

To find out more about the rules that apply, you can also phone 0800 001 615.

Requirements for your dependant's membership to continue

• If your child is a full-time student, and between the ages of 21 and 25, they may remain on the Fund as a beneficiary and child contribution rates will apply.
• Only children earning less than R7,979.00 a month, who are 21 years or older, may remain on the Fund. In this case the adult contribution rate will apply.
• If your child is permanently disabled and depends on you for family care and support, you will need to supply the Fund with certain documents, which we will only request from you once. When we have verified their status, they will continue their membership of the Fund at the child contribution rate.

If we do not receive the requested documents to review, the dependant will be withdrawn from the end of the relevant birthday month for the dependant.

*Remember, it is important to secure membership for your dependant on a medical scheme without any break in membership. This is because waiting periods, increased contributions and exclusions might apply if you do not immediately enrol your dependant on another medical scheme when their current membership ends.

Unless your dependant has access to a medical scheme through their own employment, you will have to seek membership for them on an open medical scheme.