SASSA Child Support Grant monthly payments, Digi Mart USA News (South Africa): More than 12.3 million Child Support Grants (CSGs) were recorded across South Africa at the end of June 2026, with KwaZulu-Natal accounting for the largest share of payments.
The figures, contained in the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) June 2026 social assistance report, show that the Child Support Grant remains the country’s largest social grant category.
A total of 12,308,875 Child Support Grants were recorded nationally at the end of June, representing approximately 66% of the 18,597,264 total social grants in payment.
KwaZulu-Natal had the highest number of Child Support Grants, followed by Limpopo and Gauteng. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for approximately 23% of all Child Support Grants recorded nationally.
Limpopo was second, with 1,889,769 grants, closely followed by Gauteng with 1,883,188. The Eastern Cape had 1,797,739 grants, while Mpumalanga recorded more than 1.1 million.
At the other end of the table, the Northern Cape had 316,566 Child Support Grants, the lowest provincial total.
The SASSA Child Support Grant is a monthly financial payment of R580 per child provided by SASSA to help lower-income primary caregivers meet a child’s basic needs.
