Access to Social Grants

Total grants disbursed
as at END MARCH 2023
Child
Support
Grant
13 147 954
Foster
Child
Grant274 132
Care
Dependency
Grant156 984
Grant value Amount per month (from 1 April 2023) R500 R1120 R2080
Means test
(monthly income threshold)
Single caregiver (single income) R5,000 no means test R20,800
Married caregiver (joint income) R10,000 no means test R41,600
Age threshold Child must be under the age of… 18 years 18 years
(21 if still at school)

Source: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). Grant statistics from SOCPEN monthly reports


For trends in grant disbursements since 1998 see the following documents:


For more information see the links below: