Eligibility
Foster Child Grant
Foster Child Grant
Date confirmed
Pay day
Thursday, 5 November 2026
How much you get
R1 290 (R1 300 from October)
Support for a child placed in foster care.
Official amount sourceWho it may fit
- • Valid court order
- • Child in foster care
- • South African resident
Documents
- • ID
- • Court order
- • Child birth certificate
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