9 Things you need to know when applying for a child support grant

Social grant applicants are often burdened with not knowing the requirements or what to take with when visiting their nearest SASSA offices.

This can often be tiring and confusing to those who are desperate to get access to the grant.

INTERNATIONAL: Toddler left with nanny eaten by leopard in Uganda’s national park

According to SASSA, the following are required when applying for Child Support Grant:

•  Applicants must be the primary caregiver of the child/children concerned’
• The primary caregiver must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
•  Both the applicant and the child must reside in South Africa;

• The child must be 18 years of age or younger;
• Primary caregivers must provide a birth certificate for the child they are applying for;
•  Primary caregivers must provide a 13 digit bar coded identity document;
• The child/children must have been born after 31 December 1993;

INTERNATIONAL: Wisconsin man eats his 30 000th Big Mac setting a new world record- VIDEO

• The applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test;
• The applicant cannot apply for more than six non biological children;

HAVE YOUR SAY

Like the South Coast Herald’s Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram

For news straight to your phone, add us on BBM 58F3D7A7 or WhatsApp 082 421 6033