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2018/19
A S S A Card
the New S
This is
Contents
• Introduction
• Types of grants
• What do you need to apply
• Where do you apply for a grant
• Date of approval
• Unsuccessful application
• Methods of payment
• Suspension of grants
• Restoration of grants
• Main reasons for lapsing grants
• Reviews
• Social Relief of Distress
• Amount of Grants
• Address List
SASSA is a section 3A public entity, the
Introduction focused institution responsible to ensure
that government pays the right grant, to the
Social Assistance is an income transfer in right person, at a location which is most
the form of grants provided by government. convenient to that person.
A social grant refers to grants paid by the
South African Social Security Agency that is: Types of grants
disability grant; grant for older persons and Social Assistance is provided in the form of:
war veteran’s grant; foster child grant; care • grant for older persons;
dependency grant; child support grant and • disability grant;
grant-in-aid. • war veterans grant;
• care dependency grant;
As from 01 April 2006, the responsibility for • foster child grant;
the management, administration and • child support grant;
payment of social assistance grants was • grant-in-aid;
transferred to the South African Social • Social Relief of Distress.
Security Agency (SASSA).
Qualifying Requirements War Veteran’s Grant
NB: “Any applicant who is married must The applicant:
ensure that supporting documents • must be a South African citizen; or
required for any grant application are permanent resident
provided for both him/herself and his/her • must be resident in South Africa;
spouse” • must be 60 years and over or must be
disabled;
Social Grants • must have fought in the Second World
Grant for Older Persons War or the Korean War;
• and spouse must meet the requirements
The applicant: of the means test;
• must be a South African citizen; • must not be maintained or cared for in a
permanent resident or refugee State Institution;
• must be resident in South Africa; • must not be in receipt of another social
• Must be 60 years or older grant in respect of himself or herself;
• and spouse must comply with the • Must submit a 13 digit bar coded identity
means test; document or the smart ID card.
• must not be maintained or cared for in a
State Institution; Child Grants
• must not be in receipt of another Foster Child Grant
social grant for him/ herself; • the applicant and child must be resident
• must submit a 13 digit bar coded in South Africa;
identity document or the smart ID • must provide a court order indicating
card. foster care status;
• the foster parent must be a South
Disability Grant
African citizen, permanent resident or
The applicant: refugee.
• must be a South African • Child must remain in the care of the
citizen;permanent resident or refugee; foster parent (s)
• must be resident in South Africa; • foster parent must provide a 13 digit bar
• must be 18 to 59 years of age; coded identity document; the smart ID
• must submit a medical / assessment card
report confirming disability; • must provide a birth certificate for the
• Medical assessment must not be older foster child
than 3 months at date of application.
• and spouse meet the requirements of
Care Dependency Grant
• The applicant must be a South
the means test;
African citizen, permanent resident or
• must not be maintained or cared for in a
refugee;
State Institution;
• the applicant and child must be resident
• must not be in receipt of another social
in South Africa;
grant in respect of him or herself.
• child must be under the age of 18 years;
• Must submit a 13 digit bar coded identity
• must submit a medical / assessment
document or the smart ID card.
report confirming the child’s permanent,
severe disability;
• applicant and spouse must meet
• applicant must be the primary care
giver of the child/children concerned;
• the applicant and spouse must meet the
requirements of the means test;
• cannot apply for more than six non
biological children
• Child can not be cared for in State
institution.
• It should be noted that one of the
intentions of the child support grant is to
ensure that children attend and complete
schooling. It is therefore a requirement
that a school attendance certificate be
produced for children aged between 7
and 18 years. However, failure to
produce this certificate or failure to
attend school will not result in the refusal
to pay their child support grant.
requirements of the means test (except Grant-in-aid
for foster parents);
• the applicant must be in receipt of an
• the care-dependent child/children must
Older Persons grant, Disability
not be permanently cared for in a State
Institution; grant or a War Veterans grant, and
• must provide birth certificate for the require full time attendance by another
child; person owing to his/her physical or
mental disabilities;
• the applicant must supply a 13 digit bar • must not be cared for in an institution
coded identity document or smart ID card that receives subsidy from the State for
Note: the income of foster parents will the care/housing of such beneficiary;
not be taken into consideration
Proof of identity
Child Support Grant
• Applicants who do not have a 13 digit
• the primary care giver must be a South
bar coded Identity Book, or smat ID card
African citizen, permanent resident or
birth certificate for children involved in the
refugee;
application can still apply for a grant.
• both the applicant and the child must
Please obtain information from your
reside in South Africa;
nearest SASSA office on the alternative
• the child must be 18 years of age or
documents which are accepted for grant
younger;
applications. Refugees can provide the
• must provide a birth certificate for the
Section 24 permit as proof of refugee
child;
status and identity.
• must provide a 13 digit bar coded
identity document or smart ID card for the
applicant;
Where Do You Apply For A Grant Is Unsuccessful
Grant? You must be informed in writing of the reasons
• You apply at the SASSA Office nearest for the refusal of the grant application, as well
to where you live; as your right to request the decision to be
• If you are too old or sick to travel to the reconsidered within 90 days of notification.
office to apply for a grant, then a family
member or friend can apply on your Methods Of Payment
behalf; with letter from you as Once your grant is approved, you will be
applicant authorizing the application; issued with a SASSA payment card. This
• Alternatively you may call the SASSA card is used to access your grant money.
office to request a home visit; If you wish to use alternative methods of
• Your application form will be completed payment such as
in the presence of an officer from • Banks including Postbank, or
SASSA; • Institutions, you must contact your
• When your application is completed you nearest SASSA office
will be given a receipt; Please note that the SASSA card is the
• Keep this receipt - it is your only proof of only official social grant payment card
application; Note: If you are unable to collect
• You do not have to pay any money to the grant yourself you may nominate a
apply; procurator to collect it on your behalf.
• If your application is not approved by
SASSA, you must be informed in Suspension Of Grants
writing as to why your application was The following may result in the suspension
unsuccessful; of a grant:
• You have the right to request • changes in circumstances (financial and
SASSA to reconsider its decision, if you / or medical);
are unhappy with the decision made. • outcome of a review;
If the reconsidered decision is still • failure to co-operate when a grant is
unfavourable, you have the right reviewed;
to appeal to the Minister of Social • committing a fraudulent activity or
Development. The request for SASSA misrepresentation
to reconsider its decision must be made • Where grant was approved in error
within 90 days of you being informed of
the outcome of your application. Restoration Of Grants
An application must be made for restoration
Date Of Award Of Grants of a grant within 90 days of the suspension.
If your grant is approved, you will be paid
from the date on which you applied, unless Main Reasons For Lapsing
you have applied for a foster child grant. Of Grants
Foster child grants are paid from the date of • death;
court placement. • admission to a State Institution;
• if the grant is not claimed for 3
If Your Application For A consecutive months;
meet their or their families’ most basic
needs. Social Relief of Distress is paid to
South African citizens; permanent residents
or refugees, who have insufficient means
are resident in South Africa and meet one or
more of the following criteria:
• the applicant is awaiting payment of an
approved social grant;
• the breadwinner of that household has
been found medically unfit to undertake
remunerative work
for a period of less than 6 months;
• the bread winner of the household is
deceased and application is made within
three months of the date of death;
• the bread winner of that household
has been admitted to a private institution
• when the period of temporary disability for a period of at least one month
has lapsed; • the applicant has been affected by a
• you are absent from the Republic; for a disaster as defined in the Disaster
period of longer than 90 days Management Act or the Fund Raising
• If you cease to be a refugee. Act, 1978
• If the child for whom the grant is received • refusal of the application for social relief
turns 18 of distress will cause undue hardship.
Reviews Period Of Social Relief Of
You must declare any income at the time of Distress
application. This will form the basis on which Social Relief of Distress is issued monthly for
SASSA will decide whether your grant must a maximum period of 3 months. An extension
be reviewed. You will be notified 3 months in for a further 3 months may be granted in
advance of the date of the review or the date exceptional cases.
on which the life certificate is due.
Note: No person who is in receipt of a social
grant may receive the grant and social relief
Life Certificates of distress simultaneously. Any person who
If you do not collect your own grant with a
received both social relief and a grant at
biometric validation (fingerprint), you will
the same time must repay the value of the
be asked to provide life status confirmation social relief of distress received. This will be
(proof of life) once per year. You will be recovered from any social grant payment,
informed in advance of the requirements. including an arrear payment. However, where
the person who is in receipt of a social grant
received social relief of distress as a result of
Social Relief Of Distress a disaster, that amount will not be recovered.
Social relief of distress is the temporary
provision of assistance intended for persons
in such dire need that they are unable to Responsibility of the
BeneficiariesIt is the responsibility of beneficiaries to applying for social assistance in order to
keep SASSA informed of changes in their determine whether the person’s means are
circumstances and means, and to respond to below a stipulated amount. This means test
any correspondence received. is a way of determining whether a person
qualifies to receive a grant as grants are
Fraud indeed meant for those who have insufficient
SASSA exercises zero tolerance to fraudulent means to support themselves. The means
activities test varies from one grant type to another.
What Is A Means Test Note: Grants for older persons, war veterans
In South Africa Social Assistance is subject and disabled are paid on a sliding scale that
to means testing which implies that SASSA is, the more private income you have, the
evaluates the income and assets of the person smaller the government pension you will
qualify for.
Asset And Income Threshold
Amount as of Amount as of
Asset threshold: 01 April 2018 01 October
(Grants for older persons, disabled
and war veterans only) R 891 000 R 930 600
Single person RR838
1 115
200400 R 1 122 000
Married person RR
R112676
782400
230 00
800 RR21244
861000
200
Income threshold: (Annual amounts)
Single person RR5078
340
120 R 78 600
Married person RR156
123 600
240 R 129 200
R157 360
Child Support Grants:
Single person R 48200
R37 000 R 49
39 200
600
Married person R 96400
R74 000 R 79
R 98 200
400
Care Dependency Grants:
Single person R
R 162
202 000
800 R 169
204 200
000
Married person R 324
R 405 000
600 R 338
R 408 400
000
Amounts Of Grants As At 01 APRIL 2018
Amount payable as Amount payable Amount payable
Grant Type of 01 April 2017 01 April 2018 01 October 2018
Older Persons Grant (Old age pension) R 1 600.00 R 1 690.00 R 1 700.00
Older Persons Grant (Old age pension): R 1 620.00 R 1 710.00 R 1 720.00
Beneficiary older than 75 years
Disability grant R 1 600.00 R 1 690.00 R 1 700.00
War veterans' grant R 1 620.00 R 1 710.00 R 1 720.00
Grant-in-aid R 380.00 R 400.00 R 410.00
Child support grant R 380.00 R 400.00 R 410.00
Foster child grant R 890.00 R 960.00 R 960.00
Care-dependency grant R 1 600.00 R 1 700.00
R 1 690.00CONTACT DETAILS
WESTERN CAPE KWAZULU NATAL
SASSA HEAD OFFICE
Golden Acre 1 Bank Street
SASSA HOUSE Adderley Street Pietermaritzburg 3201
501 Prodinsa Building Cape Town 8001 Private Bag 9146
Cnr Steve Biko & Pretorius Private Bag X9189 Pietermaritzburg 3201
Pretoria Cape Town 8000 Tel: 033 846 3300
Private Bag X55662 Tel: 021 469 0200 Fax: 033 846 9595
Arcardia, Fax: 021 469 0260
Pretoria 0083 NORTHERN CAPE
Tel: 012 400 2000 (Switchboard) LIMPOPO
95-97 Du Toit Span Road
EASTERN CAPE 43 Landros Mare Street Kimberly 8300
Polokwane 0699 Private Bag X6011
SASSA Office Private Bag X9677 Kimberely 8300
BKB Building Polokwane 0700 Tel: 053 802 4900
Cnr Fitzpatrick& Merino Tel: 015 291 7400 Fax: 053 832 5225
Road Quigney Fax: 015 291 7996
East London GAUTENG
Private Bag X9001 MPUMALANGA
Chiselhurst 28 Harrison Street
East London 5200 18 Ferreira Street Johannesburg 2000
Tel: 043 707 6300 Nelspruit Private Bag X120
Fax: 043 707 6481 Private Bag X11230 Marshalltown 2107
Nelspruit 1200 Tel: 011 241 8300
FREE STATE Tel: 013 754 9380 Fax: 011 241 8305
Fax: 013 754 9501
Iustitia Building
Cnr St. Andrews Street & NORTH WEST
Aliwal Street 1st Industrial Site
Private Bag X20553 Mahikeng 2735
Bloemfontein 9300 Private Bag X44
Tel: 051 410 8339 Mmabatho,
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