Sassa Foster Care Grant-Complete Guide
Having the responsibility of a child? who has been placed under your care by the court. As we know there are a lot of expenses that may or may not be bearable sometimes by foster parents, in such situations it becomes difficult to take proper care of the child.
There is no need to worry about that as Sassa provides a Sassa Foster Care grant that works as financial assistance to foster parents in the upbringing of foster children.
The foster child should not be more than 18 years old. Whenever he/she reaches the age of 18 years the grant will lapse. In some cases, there is an exception of 21 years of age including when the child is still studying in secondary or high school.
We have provided information regarding the complete process of how to apply, How much foster child grant amount is? and how you can smoothly enjoy the grant.
Eligibility Criteria For the Sassa Foster Care Grant
Income/Assets Threshold [SASSA Means Test]
Each Sassa Grant has a different set of criteria to analyze the qualification of the applicant for the grant. But in the case of Sassa Foster Child Grant, there is no such criteria set for foster parents.
If the income of the foster child a year is less than twice of the annual foster child grant amount a year then the child is eligible.
How Much Is the SASSA Foster Care Grant Amount?
As of now & with the latest update about the Increase in the Sassa grant amount, every client under the Foster care grant will receive R1 180 per month (per child). You should keep on checking the grant amount increase updates online from Sassa News & Updates or through the Sassa Official website.
What is The Sassa Application Fee?
There is no application fee while applying for any of the grants by SASSA It is free of cost. The ultimate goal of SASSA is to support & empower its citizens not to burden the applicants.
How To Apply For the Sassa Sassa Foster Care Grant?
Before applying for the Sassa foster child grant please keep in view that you must have the legal order which expressly tells that you have the child authority & you have a legal position as a foster parent
Step: 1
You can apply for the grant by visiting your nearest Sassa office, or you may apply online by following the instructions on the Sassa services website.
To submit a physical application follow the below given instructions:
Head to your nearest Sassa office and ask the Officer for a Sassa Foster Care grant application form. You are required to fill out the application form in the presence of an SASSA Officer.
Don’t worry if you find it hard to fill the form by yourself, ask the sassa officer to help you with this. They will fill out a form for you. Follow their instructions and provide the information they ask for. Attach all relevant documents with the application form & submit it.
Step: 2
Once you are done with the application form, the Sassa officer will conduct an interview and after that, they will give you a receipt, you are required to keep that receipt safe with you even if you are not qualified.
What If I Can’t Visit the Sassa Office By Myself?
No worries, you can appoint any of your relatives or any friend on your behalf, please make sure to allow him in written form & prove the reason (maybe illness by a doctor) for not being available for application.
Verification Procedure: it takes up to three months in normal circumstances but in case of a large number of applications it may take some time.
Important Documents Required For Sassa Foster Care Grant
- Ask the Sassa Officer to provide you the Affidavit form or you can download Sassa Affidavit Form. Fill out this Affidavit form on the SASSA standard affidavit template, and make sure that the Oath commissioner is present at that time. The Oath Commissioner must not be affiliated with SASSA.
- You are required to present a statement of declaration which declares your truth, this should be attested by an authoritative person.
- You are required to give your fingerprint while your application is under a verification process. The Department of Home Affairs will issue your ID on your request if you fail to do so later on your application may be suspended by Sassa.
Check Your SASSA Foster Care Grant Status
You can check your Sassa grant status in multiple ways provided below.
Payment Method For SASSA Foster Care Grant
Following are the payment methods for the Sassa foster care Grant.
Methods To Check Foster Care Grant Balance
You can check your Sassa Grant balance by following methods.
Important Note: The review process and grant suspension details for Sassa foster care grant is similar to Sassa Child support grant.
Child Support Grant Top-Up Vs Foster Care Grant
Foster child/care grant is provided to assist the foster parents who are appointed by court order, on the other hand child support grant top-up is provided to support the primary caregivers of the child.
Child support grant top-up will work until the child reaches the age of 18 years on the other hand the foster child grant can exceed 21 years of age.
In a foster child grant the child is under the authority and care of the state which is why the state pays off the foster parent and this is the reason that the income & assets are not evaluated for a foster child grant as compared to a child support grant.
In child support grants top up the child and the primary caregiver is paid to tackle poverty and financial issues.