SASSA Care Dependency Grant: Eligibility, Medical Assessment and Application

The SASSA Care Dependency Grant is intended for the care of a child with a severe disability who requires permanent care or support, subject to the current SASSA qualifying rules. Its child-plus-medical-assessment context distinguishes it from the adult Disability Grant.

What Is the Care Dependency Grant?

The Care Dependency Grant is a distinct SASSA social-assistance context with its own qualifying conditions. It should not be treated as another name for the SRD Grant.

Who May Qualify for the Care Dependency Grant?

• The applicant/caregiver and child must meet the current citizenship/residence conditions.
• The child must be within the age range specified by the current Care Dependency Grant rules.
• The child must meet the severe-disability/care-dependency condition established through the required medical assessment.
• The applicant and spouse must meet any current means-test requirements.
• The child must meet the current institutional-care conditions specified by SASSA.

What Is the Most Important Grant-Specific Requirement?

The defining attribute is a child’s care dependency supported by the required medical assessment. Do not merge this page with the adult Disability Grant merely because both involve disability-related evidence.

Does a Means Test Apply?

SASSA applies the Care Dependency Grant’s own means-test conditions. Verify the current threshold rather than using the Disability Grant or Child Support Grant values.

Income and asset thresholds change. Check the current figure on an official SASSA or government page rather than relying on an older number quoted elsewhere.

How Do You Apply for the Care Dependency Grant?

Use the official SASSA service or application channel currently specified for this grant. Follow the grant-specific application instructions and provide only the evidence requested by the current process.

Do not reuse the SRD electronic application flow as the procedure for this grant.

What Documents or Evidence May Be Needed?

Medical evidence/assessment is central. Verify the current medical report or assessment requirements, identity documents, child information and any financial/banking evidence from the live SASSA process.

Confirm the final document list against the live SASSA process for this grant before you apply.

Is This the Same as the SRD Grant?

No. The grant has a different purpose and qualifying attributes from SRD. SRD-specific Pending, Approved, Declined, banking and appeal content should stay inside the SRD branch unless current official guidance explicitly connects a process.

Broader SASSA grants hub: SASSA Grants: Types of Social Grants and Where SRD Fits

SRD requirements: SASSA SRD Grant Requirements: Who Can Apply and What SASSA Checks

How Much Is the Grant?

Insert only the current official grant amount at publication time. The amount can change, so this draft deliberately avoids hard-coding a value.

Quick Decision Path

SASSA runs the grant and makes every decision. Always confirm your own result on the official SRD service.