How To Apply For Basic Income Grant In South Africa

Below is How To Apply For Basic Income Grant In South Africa

The previous SRD grant expired on 30 April 2021 and this means that all those who had previously applied must re-apply again, Zulu said. The grants are for people who are:

A South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee registered on the Home Affairs database, or other eligible permit holders;

Currently residing within the borders of South Africa;

Over 18 years of age and under 60;

Unemployed;

Not receiving any other social grant;

Not receiving any employment benefits or student benefits;

Not receiving any other government funding or support.

Caregivers who are not receiving any grant on their own behalf will also have to apply for the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant.

There will be no retrospective payments for the months the grant was not in existence – from May to July 2021 – and the new applications will only be effective from August 2021.

The applications shall be considered from the month of application and paid up to 31 March 2022, provided the qualifying criteria continue to be met.

All applications must be done electronically/digitally and any of the following frontline application channels may be used:

Through the website at https://srd.sassa.gov.za;

Through the WhatsApp line on 082 046 8553; or

The USSD line *134*7737#

Who qualifies for a grant in South Africa?

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).

How much is grant in Aid in South Africa?

You will get R460 per month. How will you be paid? The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will pay the grant to you through one of the following methods: cash at a specific pay point on a particular day.

How much is a foster care grant in South Africa?

Foster care will increase from R1 000 to R1 080, care dependency rises from R1 780 to R1 860. Child support will now be R445, up from R425.

Additional funds are reprioritized from the social worker scholarship programme grant, which will end in 2020/21, to provinces to employ 200 social worker graduates.