- What do I expect To find in this Article?
- What the grant is aid is all about
- how to apply for it
- the requirements to meet when applying.
About the grant-in-aid: If you are living on a social grant but can’t look after yourself, you can get an additional grant to pay the person who takes full-time care of you. How much will you get? You will get R460 per month. How do you know if you qualify?: You must: already get a disability grant, war veteran’s grant or grant for older persons not be able to look after yourself owing to your physical or mental disability, and therefore need full-time care from someone else not be cared for in an institution that receives a subsidy from the government for your care or housing.
What you should do: Go to the South African Social Security Agency office nearest to where you live and bring the following: your 13-digit bar-coded identity document (ID), proof of your marital status and spouse’s identity where applicable, medical report or assessment report (less than three months old) that shows that you need full-time care.
Note: If you are too old or sick to travel to the office to apply, a family member or friend can apply on your behalf. The person should take a letter from you and/or a doctor’s note saying why you can’t visit the office. Complete the application form in the presence of the officer (note that only you as the beneficiary or an official may complete the application form).
The officer will interview you and tell you if you qualify for the grant. You will be given a receipt. Keep it as proof that you applied. What if your application is not approved? If your application is not approved, SASSA will inform you in writing why your application was unsuccessful. If you disagree with the decision, you can appeal to the Minister of Social Development.
You must appeal within 90 days of being notified that your application was unsuccessful.
How long does it take: It may take up to three months to process your application.
If your grant is approved, you will be paid from the date on which you applied. How much does it cost The service is free.
Read the articles below for more information of sassa grants
- Sassa R350 Grant Payment Dates July, August September.
- SRD Grant: (Social Relief of Distress) – How to Apply
- Sassa R350 Grant: How to Apply
- Sassa Grant Means Testing: What does it mean
- Sassa Grant Increase for 2021
- How To Cancel Your SASSA R350 Grant Application.
- Sassa R350 Grant Appeal: What can i do?
- Where do you apply for sassa grants
- Sassa Status: Knowing what your status means
- Payment of Grants through ATM’s, Banks and Retail Outlets
- Sassa Old Age Pension Grant Payment Dates
- Social Grant Payment Dates
- Sassa Child Support & Foster Care Grant Payment Dates
- Sassa Disability Payment Dates
- Sassa Veteran Payment Dates
- Sassa balance Check
- Changing Sassa Banking Details
- Sassa SRD Grant – Appeal, Extensions, Check Balance
- Sassa Grant Increase
- Sassa R350 Grant – How to Apply
- Social Relief Distress – SRD Grant – How to Apply
- Older person’s grant (old age pension) – How to Apply
- Child support grant – How to Apply
- Care dependency grant – How to Apply
- Grant in aid (if you live on a social grant but need someone to take care of you) – How to Apply
- Foster child grant – How to Apply
- Disability grant – How to Apply
- All about Sassa Card Payments
- Sassa Contact Details for All Provinces
Who to contact
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
SASSA Toll free: 0800 60 10 11
Email: [email protected]