The table below shows the number of social grants paid in Johannesburg during the period March to October 2020 to;
a) Pensioners who receive the Old Age Grant or War Veterans Grant.
b) NB: SASSA does not have information on child headed households.
c) Child Support Grant
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Number of Grants in Johannesburg in 2020 |
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Grant type |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
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Care Dependency Grant |
6,890 |
6,870 |
6,978 |
6,966 |
6,940 |
6,927 |
6,914 |
6,941 |
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Child Support Grant |
580,369 |
579,904 |
577,837 |
580,131 |
581,204 |
582,846 |
584,342 |
586,613 |
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Disability Grant |
34,570 |
34,365 |
35,678 |
35,563 |
34,270 |
35,089 |
34,899 |
35,008 |
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Foster Care Grant |
8,488 |
8,461 |
8,582 |
8,841 |
8,998 |
9,250 |
9,341 |
9,451 |
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Grant-In-Aid |
2,043 |
2,026 |
2,014 |
2,005 |
1,964 |
1,954 |
1,944 |
1,940 |
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Old Age Grant |
190,373 |
189,733 |
191,317 |
192,864 |
192,002 |
192,374 |
193,144 |
193,884 |
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War Veteran’s Grant |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Total |
822,740 |
821,366 |
822,413 |
826,377 |
825,383 |
828,444 |
830,588 |
833,841 |
Please note that information on all the other types social of grants paid during the period in question has also been included in the table.
d) The table below shows the number of COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant recipients in Johannesburg and Gauteng during the period May 2020 until October 2020. Please note that only 7% of the Covid SRD recipients provided information on the districts in which they reside. Thus the information on the entire Gauteng Covid SRD grant recipients has also been provided. Also note that no Covid SRD grant payments were made in March and April 2020.
Table: Covid SRD grant recipients in Gauteng from May to October 2020
2020 |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
Gauteng |
961157 |
1088058 |
1180741 |
1253453 |
1261494 |
1270938 |
Johannesburg |
27337 |
32189 |
35821 |
39169 |
40120 |
41127 |