Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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Care
A cash transfer of R1 080
dependency per month (as at 1 April
grant xii 2010) paid to a parent,
a primary caregiver or a
foster parent of a child
up to the age of 18 who
requires and receives
permanent home care
due to his or her physical
or mental disability
This amount will in all
likelihood increase in
2011 as the grant amounts
are generally increased
at the start of each new
financial year to take into
account inflation.
Targeted beneficiaries
The parents/caregivers
of a child (0–18) who
receives permanent care
or support services due
to his or her disability
A disability is defined
in the Social Assistance
Amendment Bill (effective
from 1 March 2010) as
the moderate to severe
limitation of an applicant’s
ability to function as
a result of a physical,
sensory, communication,
intellectual or mental
disability.
SASSA
In practice, in the case of
children with AIDS, they
qualify for the CDG only
if they are so ill that they
require permanent home
care (in other words,
they are at a terminally
advanced stage of the
illness).
Exclusion
The caregiver will not
qualify if the child is
cared for on a 24-hour
basis for a period not
exceeding six months in
a state-funded institution.
Qualifying criteria xiii
The parents and the
care-dependent child
must be South African
citizens.
The child must be
between the ages of
0–18.
Natural parents,
adoptive parents and
foster parents can apply.
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