SASSA Disability Grant [Status, Eligibility, Application]

The SASSA Disability Grant is one of the various grants available for deserving individuals in South Africa, but it is a little bit differently designed according to the needs.

This grant is specifically designed for South African citizens who are disabled in terms of health, physical, or mental, and are unable to earn a living to meet their expenses.

You can check for the disability grant status just as you can check others by entering your national ID card number and registered phone number. To perform a check of status details for yourself or for any other differently disabled person, the person must be a registered recipient.

Please make sure this grant is allocated for two types of disabled people within the country, these two types are ‘people who are disabled for some permanent reasons related to health, and the other type is ‘citizens who are temporarily disabled due to any injury or accident and unable to work for income’.

What is Disability Grant

Disability Grant by SASSA is a specially designed grant that offers necessary finances to those who are disabled, either permanently or temporarily disabled.

Suppose a person met a road accident and got a bone fracture that can be healed over time; this type of person comes in the category of temporarily disabled. But if the person got a serious injury that causes him/her a permanent disability, then he/she is permanently disabled.

Another case is a person who is permanently disabled from birth, which also comes in the category of permanent disability. This grant mainly focuses on providing money to those disabled people who are unable to earn their bread and butter.

A permanent/temporary disability person is only eligible for this grant, also keep in mind the disablity can be physically or mentally but must be proved through medical documentations.

SASSA Disability Status Checking Procedure

Before you go for a status check, note that all the details you are going to are case-sensitive, so carefully enter each and every detail of your personal.

To verify or ensure your official SASSA disability grant status, please go to: https://sassacheck.net.za/.
Individuals applying for Disability grants are required their National South African ID Number OR 13-digit refugee ID, or their Caretaker ID number.
Enter the cell phone number associated with the applicant’s SASSA Disability Grant request.
Press or click on the ‘Submit’ Button’ given below to transmit your inquiry to our database and it will pop your results on the screen.
Our online portal will then handle, process, and output your request for assessing the status of your Disability Grant application.
The outcome of your current application’s disability grant status will be presented on your screen.
If a single digit is missing or mistyped from your side, it will show an error, make sure you put every detail perfectly.

NOTE:

If case you are under 18 and in need of permanent care due to any disability that is making you unable to work for money, your primary caregiver can apply for the SASSA Care Dependency Grant on your behalf. In case you do not possess an ID, you will be required to complete an affidavit and furnish evidence of your application for the document from the South African government’s Department of Home Affairs. It is crucial for you to remember that if you have not initiated the ID application process, you must do so within three months of submitting your grant application otherwise problems can happen.

Eligibility Criteria for SASSA Disability Grant

Following are the eligibility criteria for this grant that must be fulfilled for successful approval, a single missing thing from the criteria list may put you in application rejection. After reading these points you’ll know who qualifies for sassa disability grant by SASSA.

sassa disability grant criteria — disability grant criteria

The person must be permanently or temporarily disabled and must not be able to take care of himself/herself.
A medical report must be provided showing the disability of the person from an authorized hospital.
The disabled person or first blood guardian must not be earning more than R16,140 on a monthly basis. If the couple is married, they must not be receiving a monthly income higher than R193,680.

If you think you fulfill these requirements for disability grant, then you must head over to apply for this grant. See the following steps to apply.

Only meeting this eliigbity criteria will make you possible to have this grant approval successful, anything missing from these may put you into application rejection.

Apply for Disability Grant Online

To apply for SASSA’s disability grant, you just need attention and a few steps with some mandatory requirements. Following is a summarized process for a detailed visit SASSA online application.

Make an account with SASSA using your email and ID number. at srd.sassa.gov.za.
Collect all your documents that are going to be as supportive of your application, such as your medical assessment for disability.
Click on ‘Apply for a grant,’ and you will see a form for the disability grant after selecting the desired grant.
Fill out the application form, affidavit, and bank consent form correctly and upload them to your portal account.
Now click on the ‘Submit’ button, and your application will be submitted.
Remember, the SASSA disability grant caters to two types of disabilities, permanent and temporary. Select your disability status wisely, and make sure your medical assessment aligns with the type of disability you’ve selected.
The application is done, now wait for 2 OR 3 weeks for an official response. Meanwhile, perform SASSA status check online to see the current status of your application and whether it has been approved or rejected.

This application process is very straightforward and not changed including for other grants by the authoritites so people don’t have to learn for application from scratch.

FAQs

Can a person with short-term disability apply for a permanent disability grant?

No, it’s against the criteria to file an application for permanent grants if you are a temporarily disabled person.

Can a disabled child apply for a disability grant who has no guardians?

Yes, but the person who is applying on behalf of such a child should be the one closest in relation to that disabled child.

Can a child who is disabled and an orphan at the same time apply for two types of SASSA grants?

It depends; you can appeal for this, but the chances are that only one application will be officially approved and entertained.

How much grant for disability?

A total amount of R3,070 will be provided on pay dates to the disabled applicant after he/she is successfully approved for the grant with all criteria met.

What is a permanent disability grant?

Suppose a person is permanently disabled either by birth or by any accident, like a leg amputation post accident, the grant type designed for such people is known as PDG.

Other SASSA Grants

Care Dependency Grant.
Child Support Grant
Old Age Grant.
Old Age Homes for Pensioners.
Grant In-Aid
Foster Child Grant
War Veterans Grant

For More Information:

To obtain further details and official support from the agency, you have the facility to reach out to the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency via different methods.

Email: grantEnquiries@sassa.gov.za
Call: 0800 601 011