Access to Social Grants

Total grants disbursed as at END MARCH 2025		Child Support Grant 13 116 998	Foster Child Grant224 762	Care Dependency Grant173 402
Grant value	Amount per month (from 1 April 2025)	R560	R1,250	R2,310
Means test (monthly income threshold)	Single caregiver (single income)	R5,600	no means test	R23,100
	Married caregiver (joint income)	R11,200	no means test	R46,200
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

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

• CSG history (prov & age)
• Social grant values

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For more information see the links below:

• Income poverty & social grants
• SASSA Statistical Reports