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GRANT INFORMATION


Please see the Information below regarding all grant types.

Older Person’s Grant

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The applicant must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
  • The applicant must reside in South Africa.
  • Must be 60 years of age or older.
  • The applicant must not be in receipt of another social grant for him or herself.
  • The applicant and spouse must comply with the means test.
  • The applicant must not be maintained or cared for in a State Institution.

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Child Support Grant

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The primary care giver must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
  • Both the applicant and the child must reside in South Africa.
  • The applicant must be the primary care giver of the child/ children concerned.
  • The child/children must be under the age of 18 years
  • The applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test.
  • An applicant can not apply for more than six non biological children.
  • The child can not be cared for in state institution.

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Foster Child Grant

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The foster parent must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
  • Both the applicant and the child must reside in South Africa.
  • Child must have been legally placed in the care of the foster parent(s) and must remain in the care of the foster parents for the duration of the grant.

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Disability Grant

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The applicant must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
  • The applicant must be resident in South Africa.
  • The applicant must be 18 to 59 years of age.
  • The applicant must submit a medical / assessment report confirming the impact of disability.
  • The applicant's medical assessment must not be older than 3 months at date of application.
  • The applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test.
  • The applicant must not be maintained or cared for in a State Institution.
  • The applicant must not be in receipt of another social grant in respect of him or herself.

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Care Dependency Grant

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The applicant must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
  • The applicant and child must be resident in South Africa.
  • Child must be under the age of 18 years.
  • The applicant must submit a medical / assessment report confirming permanent, severe disability.
  • The applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test (except for foster parents.
  • The care-dependent child/children must not be permanently cared for in a State Institution.

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Note: The income of foster parents will not be taken into consideration. A foster parent who fosters a care dependent child may apply for both the foster child grant and the care dependency grant for the same child.

Grant-in-Aid

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
  • The applicant must be in receipt of a grant for Older Persons, Disability grant or a War Veteran's grant, and require regular attendance by another person for activities of daily living owing to his/her physical or mental disabilities.
  • Must not be cared for in an institution that receives subsidy from the State for the care/housing of such applicant.

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Note: Note: The grant in aid cannot stand on its own. If the primary grant lapses, so will the grant in aid.