The SAECR 2024 tracks trends on the status of children under 6. Quick info: Social Grants
Child grants: 2025
Child
Support
Grant
Foster
Child
Grant
Care
Dependency
Grant
Number of grants in payments
(As at 31 March 2025)13 116 998
224 762
173 402
Monthly grant amount
(per child)R560
R1 250
R2 310
Means Test
(monthly income threshhold)Single caregiver
(single income)R5 600
no means test
R23 100
Married caregiver
(single income)R11 200
no means test
R46 200
Source: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). Grant statistics from SOCPEN monthly reports
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