South African Social Security Agency Office to Open in Lorraine

After more than a year of campaigning for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to open a Satellite Office in the Western Suburbs of Port Elizabeth, SASSA have finally agreed to do so.

As from Tuesday, 30 August 2011, SASSA officials will be available at the Storehouse, New Covenant Church, situated at the corner of Vitry Avenue and Moselle Street, Lorraine.

SASSA officials will assist residents with their applications regarding pension, disability, child grants, etc.

The operating time for the SASSA Satellite Office will be from 09H00 to 13H00.

This service will be rendered once weekly, on Tuesdays. Should the SASSA Satellite Office be well supported, this service could be extended to more days.

I would like to thank Reverend Glenn Weiss and his church, who are making the office space available, free of charge. This kind act will be of real benefit to our communities.

I would also like to thank SASSA for bringing their services closer to the residents of Port Elizabeth’s Western Suburbs.

I call upon you to inform any person in need of this services about the new SASSA Satellite Office. This will simplify their lives, because they do not have to go to the SASSA Offices in Govan Mbeki Avenue, North End, anymore.

See below for more information.

Should you require any further information, you are welcome to contact my office at: 041-368 7008.

Regards

Gustav Rautenbach

Types of grants and their qualifying requirements

Social Grants

Grant for Older Persons – The applicant:

• Must be a South African citizen / permanent resident
• Must be resident in South Africa;
• If a male, must be 60 years or older;
• If a female, must be 60 years or older;
• and spouse must comply with the means test;
• Must not be maintained or cared for in a State Institution;
• Must not be in receipt of another social grant for him or herself.

NB: All South African Males aged 61 and 62 years will qualify for Grant for Older Person from April 2009;
Males aged 60 years will qualify for Grant for Older Persons from April 2010; provided they meet the above criteria

Disability Grant – The applicant:

• Must be a South African citizen / permanent resident or refugee;
• Must be resident in South Africa;
• Must be 18 to 59 years of age if a female and 18 to 62 years of age if a male;
• Must submit a medical / assessment report confirming disability;
• Medical assessment must not be older than 3 months at date of application;
• and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test;
• Must not be maintained or cared for in a State Institution;
• Must not be in receipt of another social grant in respect of him or herself.

War Veteran’s Grant – The applicant:

• Must be a South African citizen / permanent resident
• Must be resident in South Africa;
• Must be 60 years and over or must be disabled;
• Must have fought in the Second World War or the Korean War;
• and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test;
• Must not be maintained or cared for in a State Institution; and
• Must not be in receipt of another Social grant in respect of himself or herself.

Child Grants:

Foster Child Grant:

• The applicant and child must be resident in South Africa;
• Court order indicating foster care status;
• The foster parent must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee;
• Child must remain in the care of the foster parent(s).

Care Dependency Grant:

• The application must be South African citizen or permanent resident;
• The applicant and child must be resident in South Africa;
• Age of child must be under 18 years;
• Must submit a medical / assessment report confirming permanent, severe disability;
• Applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test (except for foster parents);
• The care-dependent child/children must not be permanently cared for in a State Institution.

Note: The income of foster parents will not be taken into consideration.

Child Support Grant:

• the primary care giver must be a South African citizen or permanent resident;
• both the applicant and the child must reside in South Africa;
• applicant must be the primary care giver of the child/ children concerned;
• the child/children must be under the age of 15 years;
• the applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test;
• cannot apply for more than six non biological children;
• Child can not be cared for in state institution.

Grant-in-aid

• The applicant must be in receipt of a grant for Older Persons;
• Disability grant or a War Veteran’s grant, and require full- time attendance by another person;
• Owing to his/her physical or mental disabilities;
• Must not be cared for in an institution that receives subsidy from the State for the care/housing of such beneficiary.

Proof of Identity

Applicants who do not have 13 digit bar coded Identity Book, or birth certificate for children involved in the application can still apply for a grant.
Obtain information from your nearest SASSA office on the alternative documents which are accepted for grant applications.

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) web site.

Social Grant Asset And Income Thresholds:

Grant Amounts as at 01 April 2011:

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Gustav Rautenbach - Councillor Ward 8 Ron Forlee Business Complex, Dijon Road, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth Cell: 079 490 0054 Tel: (041) 368 7008 Fax: (041) 368 3301

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