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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

5. PROGRAMME 2: SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Purpose:
Ensure provision of social assistance to eligible beneficiaries in terms of the Social Assistance Act (No. 13 of 2004)
and its regulations.

Sub-programmes:
The programme consists of payments made to beneficiaries for the provision of social grants as
administered and paid by SASSA on behalf of DSD:

• Older Persons Grant: to provide income support to people aged 60 and older earning less than R92 040 (single)
and R184 080 (married) a year, whose assets do not exceed R1 306 800 (single) and R2 613 600 (married).
• War Veterans Grant: to provide income support to men and women who fought in World War II or the Korean
War.
• Disability Grant: to provide income support to people with permanent or temporary disabilities earning less
than R92 040 (single) and R184 080 (married) a year, whose assets do not exceed R1 306 800 (single) and R2 613
600 (married).
• Foster Child Grant: to provide grants for children placed in foster care.
• Care Dependency Grant: to provide income support to caregivers earning not more than R237 600 (single) and
R 475 200 (married) a year in order to help them care for children who are mentally or physically disabled.
• Child Support Grant: to provide income support to parents and caregivers of children under 18 earning not
more than R57 600 (single) and R115 200 (married) a year.

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ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN