The SAECR 2024 tracks trends on the status of children under 6. 
Quick info: Social Grants
Child grants: 2026
Child
Support
Grant
Foster
Child
Grant
Care
Dependency
Grant
Number of grants in payment
(As at 31 March 2026)12 586 607
190 723
176 850
Monthly grant amount
(per child)R580
R1 295
R2 400
Means Test
(monthly income threshhold)Single caregiver
(single income)R5 800
no means test
R24 000
Married caregiver
(single income)R11 600
no means test
R48 000
Source: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). Grant statistics from SOCPEN monthly reports
Historical tables (download)
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