Foster Child Grant By SASSA 

The SASSA Foster Child Grant supports South African foster children who’ve lost parents, know how it’s providing financial assistance to guardians for the child’s basic living and care needs.

The SASSA foster child grant is specifically designed to carter foster children of South Africa who’ve lost their parents in any tragedy and are not able to afford their expenses. 

Such children are generally under the care of their guardians which are not considered as their legal parents or biological parents.

This grant is one of the best grant considered by many people from all SASSA grants, as this facilitates and completely take care of the basic necessities a child need to survive.

The FCG is approved by the South African Child Care Act and is now being successfully delivered to thousands of deserving and truly needy children in the country.

In this guide, I’ll show you how you can apply for the grant if you;re a guardian of child reading this, will tell you eligibility criteria, and how you can status for this.

What is SASSA Foster Care Grant

Foster care grant also known as orphan grant by SASSA, is a grant based for South African children who have lost their parents or one important member from their parents earning income.

A child who is in a situation like this or a similar situation are perfect match for this grant designed by SASSA.

This grant will make sure that the grant money is provided to the guardians of the child or children who are orphan.

There is another child related grant by SASSA called as SASSA Chid Support grant, but don’t confuse as that is different from Foster Child Grant.

Who’s Considered a Foster Child

Non biological parents or guardians of a foster child are known as foster parents, but if a child is from the following categories, he/she will be considered as a foster child.

• Legally placed in the care of a foster parent by a court.
• Abandoned or orphaned and not living with biological parents.
• Under 18 years old (or under 21 if still in school, depending on regulations).
• Living in South Africa as a citizen or permanent resident.
• Cared for by a guardian who is not their biological parent.

Important: many South Africans are confused and believe that foster child grant and child support grant are same, these are relate but not the same. 

Who Qualifies for the SASSA Foster Child Grant? Eligibility Requirements Explained

Here are the eligibility criteria for a foster child grant that must be fulfilled for approval, a failure in a single criterion can cause rejection for the grant.

• The child must be a South African national or permanent resident of South Africa, and must not be living in other African countries.
• The age of the child should be lower than 19 years of age.
• Legal documents of the child and guardian stating that the child is in the care.
• No minimum income threshold is set for the approval of this grant by SASSA.

Important: in order to successfully approve for this grant, all eligibility criteria must be met for a foster child you’re applying for. Missing even one requirement can lead to rejection, despite no income threshold. 

How to Apply for a SASSA Foster Child Grant Step-by-Step

To apply for SASSA Foster Child Grants you need to follow some steps below, just keep in mind this is a brief procedure, for detailed process, visit this. 

• Visit the official SASSA portal and make an account by registering yourself.
• You can see ‘Apply for a grant’ section within your portal, click over it and you’ll see the application form for the foster child grant.
• Fill out correctly the application form with complete and accurate details along with the bank consent form and affidavit.
• Also attach other supporting documents proving the child is in foster care.
• Submit all forms by uploading them to your online portal, and your application has been submitted.
• Keep using SASSA status check tool to look for how your application is performing.

Important: for a more concise and updated information regarding application process, must visit the official SASSA website.

How to Check Your SASSA Foster Child Grant Status Online

There isn’t rocket science to check the status of this grant on yourself, it is an easy and 3-4 step process that is going to take just 1-2 minutes of you. One thing worth mentioning here is that before you take any steps to check the status, make sure you put all the documents and details on your table in order to avoid any inconvenience in your steps.

• First open the status check tool, for a better experience, you can clear your browser cache before using this web app https://sassacheck.net.za/.
• Enter your child’s birth certificate unique number issued by the government of South Africa. Then enter the mobile phone number that you submitted while applying for this grant for your child.
• After putting all the required details press enter or click on the ‘Submit’ button given below the input fields.’
• After you press the ‘Submit‘ button, all your SASSA details will pop up on your screen.

Important: All the input details you are going to put in the input field should be 100% correct, or it will show an error to you. Keep in mind it’s case-sensitive to put your personal details in the detail boxes.

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