SASSA helps parents, guardians, foster parents or any person who is legally responsible for the care of a child below the age of 18 years who needs full time care for a permanent or severe disability. This assistance comes in the form of the SASSA Care Dependency Grant for children under the age of 18 years who have one or more physical or mental disorders that necessitate the services of a caregiver at home.

SASSA Care Dependency Grant Amount

SASSA Care Dependency Grant of every person has been adjusted to R2,180 and has been in force from 1 October 2023 and the R90 enhanced from the previous grant R2,090. However, it should be mentioned that the SASSA has recently raised payments for all the social grants. to remain qualified make sure that you don’t earn more than the grant amount that you are receiving.

Check SASSA Care Dependency Grant online

It Simply Possible for You to Check SASSA Care Dependency Grant Status Online.

• visit the official website of SASSA to check your SASSA Status.
• Enter your South African ID number, of the guardians, foster parents or legal custodians.
• Provide the registered phone number associated with the client’s SASSA Care Dependency Grant application.
• Click the ‘Submit’ button to deliver your request to our database.
• SASSA Care Dependency Grant status will be granted through an application processed at our website.
• The results when individuals apply for child care dependency grant application status will be shown.
• When you receive an approval of your grant status, one should be able to receive an amount of R2,180 monthly.

Care Dependency Grant Payment Dates For SASSA

It is important to stay informed as pertains to your SASSA Care Dependency Grant Payment Dates . SASSA releases money in installments, and it provides grants at specified periods for certain categories of beneficiaries. Please see the payment dates for your grant below.

Month	Payment Dates for Care Dependency Grant
January 2024	4/1/2024 Thursday
February 2024	5/2/2024 Monday
March 2024	6/3/2024 Wednesday
April 2024	4/4/2024 Thursday
May 2024	6/5/2024 Monday
June 2024	5/6/2024 Wednesday
July 2024	3/7/2024 Wednesday
August 2024	5/8/2024 Monday
September 2024	4/9/2024 Wednesday
October 2024	3/10/2024 Thursday
November 2024	6/11/2024 Wednesday
December 2024	4/12/2024 Wednesday

For the latest payment schedule 2024, go to the SASSA Payment Dates page.

Keep a record of the days you will receive the Care Dependency Grant payment so that you know when to expect your payment from SASSA.

It was easy to find the details and information that will help one check the status of payment for SASSA Care Dependency Grant on-line on the payment schedule page.

The Eligibility criteria For Care Dependency Grant

To be eligible for the care dependency grant, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

To become eligible for the grant, one should be a South African citizen above 18 years, a recognized refugee or having a permanent residence status.

You have to be a parent, a legal guardian of a child with up to 18 years of age or a foster parent of such a child.

This child should not be in a state institution receiving long-term care.

It is now important for you and your child to have your residency in South Africa.

You are expected to demonstrate that the child has a severe disability and is being cared for on a full time basis from home.

Both you and your spouse respectively, should qualify for the means test.

The annual income should not exceed R249 600 of which R20 800 should be per month. Since married, their total gross income per annum may not exceed R499200 (R41 600 per month). This condition however does not apply to the foster parents.

Means Test for SASSA care dependency grants

SASSA means test is the assessment done to determine the eligibility of applicants to be recipients of care dependency grants. If you wish to undergo the means test then your annual income should not exceed R2496000 if you are single. Due to being married, the combined annual income cannot exceed R499 200.

For example, the means test condition is not imposed on foster parents because they do not have to undergo the means test anyway. The above applicants for foster child grants can also apply for care dependency grants if the child is severely disabled.

The three grant types have the following distinction concerning the means test used by the applicant’s financial status.

What to do if SASSA care dependency grant application is rejected?

If you have been denied a grant and feel that it is wrong then you can ask SASSA to reconsider or review your application. However, if the reconsideration request is also declined if you still do not agree with the decision made by SASSA, then you can appeal the decision of SASSA with the National Department of Social Development’s Ministry of Social Development. You also want to start the appeal process within 90 days of the receipt of the notification.

An appeal will be made to the Ministry of Social Development for its consideration. If they agree with you, they will change the SASSA’s decision and you will begin to receive your grant payments. In case your appeal is rejected there shall be given a written notice to you as the appellant as to why the Court decided to do so.

SASSA Care Dependency Grant Application is not Approved

In case your Care Dependency Grant application has been declined, you will be informed via a written communication from the SASSA office. The causes for refusal will be indicated, further there is the possibility to appeal by means of SASSA appeal to the Minister of Social Development within ninety days from the date of receipt of information on the result of an application.

SASSA care dependency grant payment methods

The SASSA Care Dependency Grant can be paid by the following methods.

• Outlets such as Checkers, Pick n Pay and Usave on exact dates of these payments.
• Spend the grant from your SASSA Gold card that is linked to your Postbank.
• Direct deposits made to a bank account associated with your SASSA grant.
• For example, an institution which is not State funded particularly a home for the disabled.
• The government also says that if your balance in the bank is more than R2,180, your Care Dependency Grant may be refused for that month. If you have to receive the SASSA grant each month, ensure that your bank balance does not exceed the above amount.