Social security application South Africa |
How to apply for social security
You can apply for different social security grants at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
Applications can be done online or at your nearest SASA office for the folowing grants: Child Support, Social Relief of Distress, Disability, Foster Child, Older Persons/Senior Citizen, Grant-In-Aid, Care Dependency and War Veterans Grant.
When you apply for a social grant you need to be a South African citizens, a permanent resident or have refugee status and you also need to be currently living in South Africa.
Apply online
Child Support, Older persons grant and Foster child grant applications can also be done online. This online-service can be done on a mobile phone or a computer. To use the online-service, you must provide a valid email address to sign up.