SASSA Child Support Grant monthly payout, Digi Mart USA News (South Africa): The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) pays an estimated R7.14 billion every month in Child Support Grants across the country, based on the number of grants recorded at the end of June 2026.
With each Child Support Grant set at R580, KwaZulu-Natal accounts for the largest estimated monthly payout, at more than R1.63 billion. The figures are calculated using SASSA’s June 2026 social assistance report, which recorded 12,308,875 Child Support Grants nationally.
The grant is the country’s largest social assistance category, accounting for approximately 66% of all social grants in payment at the end of June.
KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number of Child Support Grants, with 2,825,716 recorded at the end of June. At R580 per grant, this translates into an estimated monthly payout of approximately R1.64 billion.
Limpopo is second, with an estimated R1.09 billion paid out monthly, narrowly ahead of Gauteng, which accounts for approximately R1.09 billion. The Eastern Cape is the fourth-largest province by Child Support Grant numbers, with an estimated monthly payout of more than R1.04 billion.
At the other end of the scale, the Northern Cape has the lowest number of Child Support Grants, with an estimated monthly payout of approximately R183.6 million.
If the number of grants and the monthly payment amount remained unchanged for a full year, the annual cost would be approximately R85.68 billion. This calculation illustrates the scale of the Child Support Grant within South Africa’s social assistance system.
The SASSA Child Support Grant is a monthly financial payment of R580 per child provided by the South African Social Security Agency to help lower-income primary caregivers meet a child’s basic needs.
