Today I am going to share with you how can you apply for your SASSA Child Grant Online without having to go to the SASSA Branch for help and get your newly born child granted by the SASSA grant. To be honest, going to the branch is devastating since you will have to stand in a long queue for help…
According to SERVICES.SASSA.GOV.ZA . A social grant refers to grants paid by the government to South African citizens who are in need of assistance. In South Africa, social grants are administered by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). Social grants are in place to help improve the standards of living in society and are given to people who are vulnerable to poverty and in need of state support. These generally include older people, people with disabilities, and people with young children. All applicants for social grants must be South African citizens, permanent residents, or refugees (official refugee status granted by the South African government must be provided) and candidates must be living in South Africa. Social Assistance is provided in the form of:
- Grant for older persons
- Disability grant
- War veterans grant
- Care dependency grant
- Foster child grant
- Child support grant
- Grant-in-aid
- Social Relief of Distress
What Are the Required Documents to Apply?
Looking at my
experience with SASSA, I have only managed to apply for SASSA Child Grant. Remember,
their portal can apply for Grant for older persons, Disability grant, War
veterans grant, Care dependency grant, Foster child grant, Child support grant, Grant-in-aid, and Social Relief of Distress. The below requirements that I will
be giving you are based on the SASSA Child Grant, not the other ones. The
requirements are given to you in the process of the application.
Here Below Requirements Are for SASSA Child Grant as Indicated on the Application Portal:
- Copy of SASSA Affidavit for Child Support Grant
- Copy of Proof of Residence
- Copy of ID Document
- Copy of Consent Form for Bank Payment
- Copy of 3 Months Bank Statement of the Applicant
- Copy of Childbirth Certificate
Note: All the requirements will be given to an application during the
application process… I am just sharing what I have come across during my
application process.
The Application Process:
This application comprises three SECTIONS, specifically;
- SECTION A; You will need to fill out the Personal Details
- SECTION B; Here you need to fill in Financial Details
- SECTION C; This is where you will choose the Method of Payment.
Now, to apply for SASSA Grant you will need to;
- Go to SASSA Home Page Here
- Create A Profile (by clicking on Register Button)
- Submit and Fill out the Form Given on The Process
- Log In (sometimes you are logged in automatically after profile registration)
- Click Apply for A Grant (Choose Child Support Grant)
- Fill Out the Form (Until Where You Will Print A Consent Form)
- Take your Consent Form to a Commissioner to Put a Stamp on it
- Upload Your Documents (They Include the Consent Forms and Other Relevant Ones)
- Then Complete Your Application. Make Sure You Agree to The Terms During the Application Process
- Tip (Make Sure That You Keep Your Login Details Safe – For Status Check)
Bear in mind
that to access this service, applicants need to have an email address to sign
up and to be able to log in for further services. Feedback to applicants will
be sent through SMS notification to applicants with no email addresses and an
email response will be sent to applicants choosing to be contacted by email.
Acceptance will be generated when the application is completed.
Note:
The testing of the system ran from 14 September 2020 to 25 September 2020. Again,
it is essential that the required supporting documents to be attached must be
CERTIFIED. These documents should be certified by a commissioner of oaths.
When I
searched, the SASSA Online Application was introduced on the 14th of September
2020. It was said, that social grant applicants will be able to apply for
certain social grants online. The pilot project will cover Child Support, Older Persons, and Foster Child grants at this stage. Applications can be done
on the OFFICIAL WEB PAGE
which is a secure website. This should be a relief to grant applicants as it
will save them the inconvenience of standing in queues at SASSA offices in
order to apply for their grants. The added advantage is that the convenience of
online applications eliminates the risk of being infected with the COVID-19
virus because there will be no need to gather in public places in order to
apply. This remote self-service will be possible on both a computer and a
mobile phone. The turnaround time is 10 days.
More
information can be accessed on the South
African Government website.
