South Africa - To Apply for Grant in aid

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for a Grant in aid in person, the applicant has to visit the nearest local office of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
2. Please click the following link for the contact details of the SASSA office in your province: Link
3. Visit the nearest office of SASSA and obtain the application form to apply for Grant in aid, from the respective department.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Complete the application in front of the SASSA officer who issues the application form at the premises of the SASSA office itself, with required and relevant information.
6. Now, submit the application with all the required documents to the SASSA official for further proceeding.
7. You will be provided with a receipt as a proof of the application submission. Please keep it safe.
8. After necessary verification and validation processes, if your application is approved, the grant which you applied for will be rewarded to you properly, from the date of the application.
9. If your application is refused and you are not satisfied with the reason stated, the applicant can appeal to the Minister of Social Development, at the National office of the Department of Social Development.

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Required Documents

• Completely filled Application form
• Identity document of Applicant
• Identity document of Applicant’s spouse
• Medical report or assessment report (less than three months old)

Office Locations & Contacts

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) - Head Office
Physical Address:28 Harrison Street
Johannesburg
2000
South Africa
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X120
Marshalltown
2107
South Africa
Tel:012 312 7790/ 012 312 7591
Fax:012 323 3733
Email: [email protected]
Website link

Eligibility

• If you are a person who is receiving a disability grant, war veteran’s grant or grant for older persons already, you are eligible to apply.
• The applicant must not be to look after him or herself owing to physical or mental disability and in need of full time care.
• Any person, who is in an institution that receives a subsidy from the government for his/her care or housing, but not properly cared, can apply.

Fees

The service is free of cost.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application forms are not available online, but you can get them from your nearest SASSA office.

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Processing Time

It may take up to three months to process your application.

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Instructions

• If you are too old or sick to travel to the office to apply, a family member or friend can apply on your behalf. The person should take a letter from you and/or a doctor's note saying why you cannot visit the office.
• If you found struggles in filling the application form, the SASSA official should help you filling the form.
• If you disagree with the decision, you can appeal to the Minister of Social Development. You must appeal within 90 days of being notified that your application was unsuccessful.

Required Information

• Particulars of the applicant
• Particulars of the applicant’s spouse
• Identification document numbers
• Assets and income information
• Income information of dependent children

Need for the Document

If you are living on a social grant but cannot look after yourself, you can get an additional grant to pay the person who takes full-time care of you and this grant can be obtained by applying to the SASSA in prescribed format.

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