SASSA Grant Comparison
SASSA as a humanitarian social security agency in South Africa has launched many financial grants for its people in past years after its launch. Now there are many grants South Africans can take benefits from depending on the criteria and eligibility.
In this article, we have made a SASSA grant comparison chart in which you will see the details of each grant depending on the nature of the grant. This will help you find the differences between all grants to proceed with the right grant.
Remember that you can only select the grant for yourself or for anyone depending on the SASSA announced criteria, each grant is designed differently in terms of its grant money.
SASSA Grant Comparison Chart
| No. | Name | Grant Money | Payment Frequency | Primary Criteria |
| 1. | SASSA Child Support Grant | R250 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
| 2. | SASSA Care Dependency Grant | R2090 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
| 3. | SASS Old Age Grant | R2090 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
| 4. | Old Age Homes for Pensioners | – | – | Applicant must be a South African |
| 5. | SASSA Grant in-Aid | R500 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
| 6. | SASSA Disability Grant | R2090 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
| 7. | SASSA Foster Child Grant | R1130 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
| 8. | SASSA War Veterans Grant | R2110 | Monthly | Applicant must be a South African |
Keep in mind that SASSA grant amounts are not rigid, SASSA keeps changing or increasing them according to inflation as in recent years all grant amounts have been increased from their previous amount.
Another important thing to notice is that SASSA online application procedure is almost the same for all grants, they are just different in submitting the criteria proof or requirements.
You can also perform SASSA status check for all grants the same way except for old-age homes schemes. If you are trying to get old age homes and old age grants at the same time for yourself or for someone else in your close relationship, remember that terms and conditions may apply in this case.
If you’re thinking about renewing the process of any grant, there’s good news that SASSA has lifted this from all grants, now you don’t have to renew a grant. In case you’re a new applicant to SASSA you can see tips for successful grant approval.
Final Thoughts
Make sure you read all the details of each grant thoroughly in the SASSA grant comparison and apply particularly for that specific grant with all the requirements and criteria fulfilled. There are high chance that your application get rejected if you miss even a single requirement or fail to fulfill even a single criterion.
