SASSA Care Taker New Grant 2024: The South African govt has started an initiative as financial help for the people who are working as a trainee or you can say, who are Care Takers. It is Grant-in-Aid- GIA, and it is run by the SASSA under the Ministry of Welfare. The people who are mentally or physically not fit to step out of the home and need full-time caretakers get a Trainee who will look after them.
The caretakers will get the monthly stipend from the govt to do the job of caretaking of the needy people. The monthly amount under GIA is decided by SASSA and SASSA also has increments on the monthly amount from time to time as per inflation. The amount under GIA is R500 PM. As per reports from the officials, the R500 grant will be increased to R510 in October 2024, and later on, it will be R520.
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How to Apply for GIA in 2024
The eligible applicants can follow the below steps to submit their applications for the GIA.
- The applicants who want to apply for the GIA need to visit the nearest SASSA office and ask the officials for the GIA application form.
- You can fill out the application form for GIA while sitting in the SASSA office and can ask them anything about the GIA form.
- The Officer from the SASSA Office will ask a few questions from you about the GIA eligibility, it is a kind of small interview.
- Then, the SASSA organization will send a doctor to the applicant’s home to evaluate the eligibility for the GIA.
- Then, the SASSA organization will verify that the person needs a full-time caretaker and the GIAgrant should be given to that person.
SASSA Care Taker New Grant 2024: Required Documents
The SASSA has listed several documents that you must submit with the GIA application form while applying.
- You need to submit an Affidavit and that should have your sign on it.
- You will be asked to deposit the Identity Proof.
- A letter from the medical officer that justifies the disability of the person.
- The document that has the marital status like Single Affidavit, Marriage Certificate, or Divorce Papers.
Payment Method for Approved GIA Application
There are two ways to provide the SASSA GIA grant.
- The SASSA can transfer the payment of GIA in the bank account of the benificiarty.
- If the person is under hospital care then the grant will be given to the institution.
SASSA Care Taker New Grant 2024, Appeal Process
The verification time for the SASSA GIA application is 9 days if your application is longer than this time, you can follow the below process.
- You should write the problem, called Appeal to the SASSA Office requesting the status of the Grant Application, and also mention if your Grant application was rejected before in the Appeal application.
- You can visit the SASSA office or can check the status from the online website. On the online website, you must have the ID Number and Phone number.
- The resolving time of an appeal is again from 60 days to 90 days. The SASSA will verify the details you provide in the Appeal application.
- The person will receive the SMS on the registered mobile number with the message Pending review, Approved, or Rejected for the SASSA Grant application.
- When a Grant Application gets approved by SASSA, the person is called to the office for the Biometric verification.
- The person whose file is rejected can ask the reason for the rejection from the SASSA office.
- The person can get legal help if they find the rejection reason is not valid.
Reasons for SASSA Care Taker New Grant 2024 Rejections
Many reasons led to the rejection of the GIA SASSA grant.
Missing Paperwork:
If a person does not provide proper documentation in the GIA application, you will face delays in the approval process, and if you do not respond within the time limit, your file may get rejected for the Grant.
False or Insufficient Information:
If a person tries to fool the govt by sending false details in the GIA application, your file will be rejected as the verification process has multiple stages and involves verification from multiple depts.
Eligibility:
The GIA grant will be given to applicants who fall in the eligible age range and meet the disability criteria for the grant. Other applications will be rejected.
Already Receiving Another Grant:
If you are already getting another grant, you are not eligible for the GIA grant.
Bank Account issues:
If the details in the bank account are wrong.