Amidst frozen accounts and controversial High Court rulings, SASSA February 2025 Children’s Grants (three in total) will go ahead as usual next month. The three childcare grants offered by the South African Social Security Agency are Child Support, Foster Child and Care Dependency. In fact, government’s ‘core’ SASSA February 2025 Children’s Grants cost the taxpayer the most out of all social welfare initiatives. But without it, South Africa’s children would find themselves in a very difficult space.
For example, did you know that more than 80% of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) matriculants in 2024 were SASSA Child Support recipients? The agency released details on the good work they’re doing and the numbers are impressive. 572 338 school leavers from a total of 724 156 received Children’s Grants. Better still, these kids attained a pass rate of 86%, confirms the Department of Social Development (DSD).
SASSA FEBRUARY 2025 CHILDREN’S GRANTS
Nevertheless, for anyone unfamiliar with how SASSA February 2025 Children’s Grants work, only one parent (if married) may claim a grant per child. Also, not all of the grants will be applicable to your child. At last count, SASSA disbursed 13-million R530 Child Support Grants each month.
However, with consumer inflation running wild, the agency advises that struggling parents put their children onto SASSA February 2025 Children’s Grants as soon as possible from birth. Do so, and all the way to their 18th birthday, that child’s household will earn in the region of R135 480 from the South African government. This conservatively factors in estimated annual grant increases of 5% per annum. The only catch is to be eligible parents must register their newborns with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) as soon as possible.
HOW TO REGISTER A NEWBORN
Furthermore, the DHA is worried newborns are not getting their unabridged birth certificate and identification documents in good time. For SASSA February 2025 Children’s Grants, three stipends will be paid next week on Thursday 6 February 2025. To qualify for Child Support, of course, you child must be under the age of 18, and you must pass the following means test:
- Earn less than R8 800 per month if you’re married (R105 600 annually).
- Earn less than R4 400 per month if you’re single (R52 800 annually).
The agency notes that applications may take up to three months to be processed, however, you will be back-paid to the date of application if successful.
WHAT DO I NEED TO APPLY?
After you have been through Home Affairs to get all the relevant documents, visit SASSA’s service portal to make an appointment. Do so online before you visit a SASSA branch in-person. And be sure to bring the following documents with you:
- Valid identity documents of both the applicant (child) and spouse (if married).
- Proof of marital status (marriage, birth or death certificate of your spouse).
- Official birth certificate and ID of the child you’re applying for support for.
- Proof of income (of both you and your spouse).
- An approved three-month bank statement (no more than three-months old).
- Proof of address (a utility statement with your name on it that’s not more the three-months old).
CARE DEPENDENCY AND FOSTER CHILD GRANTS
SASSA February 2025 Children’s Grants also cater for mentally or physically disabled children and foster children. These grants do require additional paperwork. A child must be declared disabled by a government-appointed doctor. Likewise, you are only eligible for the SASSA Foster Child grant if you are the rightful, court-appointed foster parent in accordance with the South African Child Care Act. The grants pay R2 190 (Care Dependency) and R1 190 (Foster Child),respectively.
- SASSA Toll-Free Call: 0800 60 10 11
- SASSA Head Office: 012 400 2322
- Email SASSA: grantenquiries@sassa.gov.za
- Or email: president@presidency.gov.za
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