How To Apply For A Disability Grant In South Africa
The only non-contributory benefit offered to people of working age in the nation is the Disability Grant (DG), which is given to anyone over the age of 18. The grant also extends to people who suffer from chronic conditions like HIV/AIDS, which affects 18% of people between the ages of 15 and 49.
Those eligible for a disability grant:
The applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 59. A medical or assessment report certifying a severe, permanent handicap must be submitted by the applicant. At the time of application, the applicant’s medical evaluation cannot be older than three months.
How much does Sassa’s disability award cost?
Grant adjustments for this year: A 5.3% increase will be made to the Care Dependency Grant, which will go from R1,890 to R1,980 in April and then R1,990 in October. A 5.3% increase will be made to the Disability Grant, which will go from R1,890 to R1,980 in April and then R1,990 in October.
Can I submit a Sassa disability grant application online?
Anyone interested in applying for one of SASSA’s several grants can do so online, where they can also check the status of their SASSA applicationstatus. Among the many grants that SASSA offers to South Africans in need are the following: Older People’s Grant A disability grant.
What counts as an impairment in South Africa?
According to the Code, a person with a disability is someone who has a long-term or recurrent physical or mental impairment that significantly reduces their chances of finding or moving up in a job.
How can you tell if you’re eligible?
To be eligible, you must:
be between the ages of 18 and 59, have a 13-digit, bar-coded identity document, and be a South African citizen, permanent resident, or refugee (section 24) who is residing in South Africa at the time of application (ID)not make more than R86 280 for single people or R172 560 for couples.
You must not possess assets exceeding R1 227 600 if you are not married or R2 455 200 If you are married, you must go through a medical examination where a state-appointed doctor will determine the extent of your disability. When you apply and during the assessment, you should bring any prior medical records and reports.
How will you receive payment?
You’ll receive payment for a grant in one of the ways listed below:
Cash at a certain pay location on a specific day electronic deposit into your bank account, including Postbank (the bank may charge you for the service), a facility not sponsored by the State, such as a home for people with disabilities.
How to apply?
In the presence of an SASSA officer, fill out an application for a disability award at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office that is closest to you.
Send the following in:
Your identity card with a 13-digit barcode (ID). In the absence of an ID:
In front of a Commissioner of Oaths who is not an SASSA representative, you must fill out an affidavit using the normal SASSA format.
A sworn statement verifying your name and age must be brought, and it must be signed by a respectable individual (such as a council member, traditional leader, social worker, minister of religion, or school principle).
Your fingerprints will be taken by the SASSA official.
While your application is being processed, you will be sent to the Department of Home Affairs to apply for the ID. Unless you receive without an ID, your grant will be revoked.
A confirmation of your disability from a medical report and functional assessment report.
Evidence of marital status (if applicable).
Evidence of residency
Income or dividend evidence (if any).
Asset documentation that includes your property’s municipal value is required.
Evidence of a private pension (if any).
Three months’ worth of bank statements.
Permit for refugee status and 13-digit refugee ID.
The “blue book” from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) or, if you were formerly employed, your termination letter.
If your spouse passed away during the previous five years, please provide a copy of the will as well as the first and last liquidation and distribution accounts.
You will receive a receipt after submitting your application, which you should save as evidence of it.
