How much must you earn to qualify for sassa grant

How much must you earn to qualify for sassa grant

Grants and allowances, including those for children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, are managed by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) for South Africans who require financial support. A Sassa applicant must meet requirements in order to be eligible for a grant, including the minimum salary criterion.

How much must you earn to qualify for sassa grant

Because SASSA offers more than one social grant, there are different eligibility requirements for each one. 

The SASSA grants that have specific salary requirements are:

Covid-19 Special Relief of Distress Fund

To qualify for a Sassa grant, applicants must typically be in possession of an Identity Document or Smart ID card and meet certain requirements. The requirements vary depending on the type of grant applied for but usually include having a deceased family breadwinner whose passing occurred within the last three months, or having a guardian who is in a state institution such as a psychiatric hospital, prison, substance abuse treatment centre or child and youth care centre. No specific salary amount is required to qualify.

Other requirements of the Covid-19 grant include: 

1. The applicant is awaiting payment of an approved social grant.
2. The applicant has been found medically unfit to undertake remunerative work for a period of less than 6 months.
3. No maintenance is received from parent, child or spouse obliged in law to pay maintenance, and proof is furnished that efforts made to obtain maintenance have been unsuccessful.
4. The applicant has been affected by a disaster as defines in the Disaster Management Act or the Fund Raising Act, 1978.
5. The person is not receiving assistance from any other organization 

War Veterans Grant

To be eligible for a War Veterans Grant, the applicant must not earn more than R 86 280 if they are single or R172 560 if married. In addition, the applicant can’t have assets worth more than R 1 227 600 if they are single or R 2 455 200 if they are married.

Other requirements applicants need to meet in order to qualify for the War Veterans Grant include:  

1. Being a South African citizen or permanent resident
2. Living in South Africa
3. Be 60 years of age or older or be disabled
4. Having fought in the Second World War or the Korean War
5. Have not receive any other social grant for yourself  
6. Must not be cared for in a state institution

How much must you earn to qualify for sassa child support grant

The Child Support Grant requires that an applicant/caregiver not earn more than R4000 if they are single. If married, the couple’s combined monthly earnings must be less than R8000. 

Other requirements for the Child Support Grant include: 

1. Being the primary caregiver who is responsible for the child
2. Being a South African citizen or Permanent Resident
3. The child must be younger than 18 years old
4. The child must not be in the care of a state institution
5. The child must live with the primary caregiver in South Africa who isn’t paid to look after the child