#Budget2019 as from April 2019, social grants will increase as follows: •R80 increase for Old Age, Disability and War Veterans Grant “In the case of other existing grants (old age… This is around 24million people. Persons over the age of 75 and war … In this regard, old age and disability grants will increase by 4.5% to R1 860, up from R1 780. The OAS program is funded out of the federal governments’ general tax revenues and individuals do not have to pay into it directly. 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The applicant must not be in receipt of another social grant … The president says through the special COVID-19 grants and the top-up of existing grants, close to R40 billion in additional support has been provided to more than 17 million people from poor households. In order to receive this grant, you will need to be assessed by a medical officer. Ramaphosa: Social grant beneficiaries to receive an increase Ramaphosa announced a relief package of R500 billion to ensure the recovery of areas affected by the current crisis facing the country. NGOs and academics have asked the government to increase the child-support grant by R500 a month for the … By 2021/22, the old age grant will reach 4 million beneficiaries,” the report said. However, the President says the grant cannot be expanded beyond three months. Solomons said they hope the increase can be sustained beyond Covid-19, because the high price increases will potentially threaten food security for families. R2,100 for the unemployed, in payments of R350 per month … R1,500 for all other types of grants, such as disability and old-age grants, in instalments of R250 per month for the next six months. In terms of the move to level 3 of the lockdown, government services will commence full reopening from 01 June 2020. … SA News 26 May 2020. Malema said the unemployment income grant, meant only for the next six months and set at R350, must be upped to R1,000 and continue beyond the Covid-19 crisis. Government considering increasing child and pension grants temporarily. • R80 increase in the war veterans grant to R1,880. Child grant recipients say the lockdown … "Yes, I can confirm that we are looking at adjusting temporarily the child-support grant and old-age pension grant," said finance minister Tito Mboweni on Tuesday. Old age security (OAS) pension. Delivering government’s reconstruction and economic recovery plan last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said only the special COVID-19 grant will be extended for a further three months to the end of January next year. “The evidence suggests that the expansion of social protection has kept more than 5 million people above the food poverty line during the past  six months. At the moment SASSA is operating with a third of its staff during level 4 and a move to level 3 will increase … The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) says ‘top-ups’ on old-age, child support and foster grants that applied during the COVID-19 lockdowns will no longer be paid. “We are particularly concerned about the resale of alcohol under lockdown level 3 and how this would affect the misuse of child social grant for the purchase of alcohol,” he said. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/top-up-grant-will-no-longer-be-paid-sassa A R30 increase for the old age, disability and care dependency grants to R1890; A R30 increase in the war veterans grant to R1910; A R10 increase in the child support grant to R460; and The agency had in the April payment cycle learnt lessons relating to Social Grant payment cycle during the National Lockdown. All this money will go directly into the economy and help keep it … You cannot receive this grant if you are being cared for in a state institution. Applicants must meet the following requirements: The applicant must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee. Old Age and Disability Grant … Why a level 3 lockdown will allow for the faster payment of coronavirus grants. Old Age, War Veteran and disability grants saw an increase of R80, Foster care saw R40 increase and Child Support grants also saw R20 increase. The Saartjie Baartman Centre social worker Kayla Horne said: “The top-up will settle food insecurity and potentially eliminate stress as food insecurity could lead to domestic abuse.”, Ilitha Labantu spokesperson Siya Monakali said: “We understand the importance of social grants and the significant role they play in supporting families, thus we call for greater support to be provided for families in need, because the needs of families vary depending on circumstances.”. By 2021, child support grant … The seven social grant categories will increase by between 4 and 4.7%. All rights reserved, Please visit the official Government information portal for Coronavirus by clicking HERE. The stretched nature of our financial resources does make it difficult and impossible to extend it beyond the three months.”. The Special COVID-19 Grant, in particular, represents a significant achievement, reaching more than six million unemployed people in a short space of time,” Ramaphosa said. Models showed that if the increase was attached to the caregiver and not the child, more than two million people would still be left below the food poverty line. The applicant and child must be resident in South Africa. If you are over the age … It was said that the grant values will increase as follows: R80 increase for old age, disability, war veterans and care dependency grants. During lockdown, the decrease in socialisation is likely to impact their mood, eating, sleeping, and result in an increase in anxiety, especially since they are unable to see their families. “The South African Social Security Agency can confirm that that the R350 COVID-19 social grant would be extended with three months meaning until January however, all the top-ups which were linked to other forms of grants have come to an end and anybody who has been getting that top-up would not be extended until January but only the R350 COVID-19 social grant.”.