Total grants disbursed per month as at end February 2013		Child Support Grant	Foster Child Grant	Care Dependency Grant
		11,314,128	522,181	119,384
Grant value	Amount per month (as from 1 April 2012)	R280	R770	R1,200
Means test (monthly income threshold)	Single caregiver (single income)	R2,800	N/A	R11,200
	Married caregiver (joint income)	R5,600	N/A	R22,400
Age threshold	Child must be under the age of…	18 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