What can I claim? Find every benefit for your situation
On this page (3 sections)
Most South Africans who qualify for support claim only one benefit — usually a grant — and miss the rest: free basic electricity, school fee exemptions, food support, fee-free healthcare. These guides start from your situation, not from a programme name, and list everything you can claim together.
Choose your situation
| Your situation | Guide |
|---|---|
| I'm unemployed with little or no income | Support if you're unemployed |
| My SRD grant was declined | Support after an SRD decline |
| I can't work because of illness or disability | Support if you cannot work |
| I'm raising or caring for a child | Support for caring for a child |
| I'm a grandparent raising grandchildren | Coming in days — see roadmap |
| I'm a refugee or asylum seeker | Coming in days — see roadmap |
| I was retrenched or lost my job recently | Coming in days — see roadmap |
Or answer a few questions
The benefits checker asks 7 quick questions and ranks every grant and basic-need programme you likely qualify for. It runs entirely on your phone — no ID number, nothing stored, nothing sent to us.
Prefer questions? Run the benefits checkerVerified information
- Responsible body
- Multiple: SASSA, municipalities, provincial departments
- Official source
- gov.za — social benefits
- Status
- Confirmed, some figures pending
- Date verified
- Confidence
- High confidence
Routing guidance assembled from each programme's official rules. Grant amounts marked * await Gazette verification.
SA Benefits is independent and not affiliated with SASSA or government. Editorial guidance on this page is clearly separated from official information — see how we verify.
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