I have added another free tool to the site, one that helps you work out whether you are likely to qualify for a SASSA grant before you spend a morning in a queue.
The official rules are scattered and hard to follow. Every grant has its own age limit, and most have a means test that looks at your income, and for the older person and disability grants, your assets too. So the tool asks who the grant is for, a few simple questions, and then tells you in plain language whether you are likely to qualify, what the grant pays, and exactly what to bring when you apply.
It covers the lot, the Older Person’s Grant, the Disability Grant, the Child Support Grant, the Foster Child Grant, the Care Dependency Grant, Grant-in-Aid, and the R370 SRD grant.
A few things I tried to get right.
It shows you the actual sums, so if you come out over the limit it tells you by how much, not just a flat no. And it never ends on a dead no, because applying is free and SASSA does the real calculation, so a borderline result still says go and apply.
The amounts and limits are the 2026/27 figures, checked against the Department of Social Development increase notice and SASSA’s published means test, with the date shown at the bottom of the tool.
It is completely private. Everything happens in your browser, nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere, and it never asks for your ID number.
One honest note. This is a guide, not a SASSA decision. The disability and care dependency grants still need a medical assessment, the foster grant needs a court order, and SASSA has the final say after checking your documents.
Try it here: SASSA Grant Eligibility Checker South Africa
If it gets your situation wrong, or there is a grant or rule I have not handled well, tell me and I will fix it.