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Types of Social Grants

In terms of the Social Assistance Act social assistance is provided in the form of the following types of grants:

  • Social grants for adults who are 18 years and older
    • Older Person’s Grant
    • Disability Grant
    • Care Dependency Grant
    • War Veteran’s Grant
    • Grant-in-Aid
  • Children’s social support (a child is someone who is younger than 18 years)
    • Foster Child Grant
    • Child Support Grant
  • Special Grant
    • Social Relief of Distress Grant
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