{"id":239572,"date":"2022-10-10T14:18:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/child-support-grant-top-up-available-at-all-sassa-offices\/"},"modified":"2022-10-10T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:18:14","slug":"child-support-grant-top-up-available-at-all-sassa-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/child-support-grant-top-up-available-at-all-sassa-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Support Grant Top-Up available at all SASSA offices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Increasing the amount of the Child Support Grant for orphans is government\u2019s latest investment aimed at creating a better life for children living in poverty, says Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.<\/p>\n

Minister Zulu reiterated that the department is encouraging all relatives who are caring for orphaned children to come forward and apply for the Child Support Grant Top-Up at their nearest SASSA offices.<\/p>\n

The Minister was updating the nation on the Child Support Grant Top-Up during a media briefing on Monday in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

Minister Zulu noted that it was important to mention that the Child Support Grant Top-Up is not a new grant.<\/p>\n

She said that the additional R240 to the standard R480 is enabled by a 2015 Cabinet-approved policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe provisions of this policy enables me as the Minister of Social Development to introduce the higher value child support grant top-up for orphans. As a result, on 01 June 2022, and with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, I introduced the Child Support Grant Top-Up.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy \u2018Top-Up\u2019 we mean an additional amount of R240 that supplements the standard Child Support Grant amount of R480. Only relatives caring for an orphaned child can apply for and receive the Child Support Grant Top-Up of R720 per child per month,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n

Minister Zulu said that all caregivers of orphans should know that the Child Support Grant Top-Up is available at all SASSA offices for them to apply.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo Social Worker\u2019s report or court order are needed to access the Top-Up. This is designed to improve the accessibility of the CSG programme to, as best as possible, meet the basic needs of orphans.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Africans should keep in mind that the only caregiver who needs to see a social worker before they can approach SASSA are children under 18 years who are looking after their orphaned siblings in child-headed households,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said that before they approach SASSA, they need to see a social worker who will assess their situation, complete a form in terms of section 137 of the Children\u2019s Act, and provide them with the extra support that they need due to not having an adult in the household.<\/p>\n

The minister said that the only additional proof that is required from the caregiving relatives is that the child is an orphan in that both parents are deceased.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe turnaround time of this application process, verification and payment should be within one month,\u201d the Minister said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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