What’s the child support grant? The child support grant is aimed at lower-income households to assist parents with the costs of the basic needs of their child. The grant isn’t meant to replace other income but intended to bridge the gap in the cost of living. Who can apply for the grant? If you’re the primary caregiver of a child (a parent, grandparent or anyone who’s mainly responsible to look after the child) you’ll need the following to qualify for a grant: Be a South African citizen or have permanent residency.
Not earn more than R48 000 a year (R4 000 a month) if you’re single. If you’re married, your combined income shouldn’t be above R96 000 a year (R8 000 a month). If you’re not the parent, then you’ll have to provide proof that you’re the child’s primary caregiver. You can use an affidavit from a police official or the biological parent, a report from a social worker or a letter from the principal of the child’s school.
For the child to qualify they must: be under 18 years old, not be in the care of a state institution, live with the primary caregiver, who isn’t paid to look after the child.
You and the child must live in South Africa. You can’t get the grant for more than 6 children who aren’t your legally adopted or biological children. Mother and child
You’re unable to get a grant if you’re: being paid to look after the child, not the child’s primary caregiver, someone is already getting a grant for the child, you represent an institution that takes care of the child. Only people whose financial situation is below a certain level can get the grant. The test to decide whether you qualify is called a means test.
What’s the grant amount? The amount changes every year, but the child support grant is currently R440 per month per child. What’s the application process? You can apply for the child support grant by filling in an application form at your nearest Office or counter service point of a Regional Office. Application is free.
Your application form will be completed in the presence of an officer of sassa. When your application is completed, you’ll be given a receipt. The receipt must be kept as proof of your application.
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
You’ll also need to show certain documents and provide some information, including: your South African identity document (ID), which must be bar-coded,
the child’s birth certificate, which must have an ID number,
your salary slip, bank statements for 3 months, or pension slips, and any other proof of income,
if you’re unemployed, your Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) card – “blue book” – or a discharge certificate from your previous employer,
if you’re not the child’s parent or guardian, a written note of permission from the parent or guardian that you should take care of the child,
if you’re not the child’s parent or guardian, information about how you’ve tried to get the parents to pay maintenance,
information that shows that you’re the child’s primary caregiver.