Total grants disbursed per month as at 31 July 2010		Child Support Grant	Foster Child Grant	Care Dependency Grant
		9,881,932	510,298	109,503
Grant value	Amount per month	R250	R710	R1,080
Means test (monthly income threshold)	Single caregiver (single income)	R2,500	N/A	R10,800
	Married caregiver (joint income)	R5,000	N/A	R21,400
Age threshold	Child must be under the age of…	16 years	18 years	18 years

For trends in grant disbursements since 1998 use the following links:

• Child Support Grants
• Foster Care Grants
• Care Dependency Grants

For more information on social grants, see Income and Social Grants

Social Grants are administered by the South African Social Security Agency www.sassa.gov.za