sassa hiv grant 2024-2025

sassa hiv grant 2024-2025

People living with HIV can still receive the temporary disability grant, according to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the North West, which denied claims that it had deliberately reduced its grants.

It was in response to accusations made by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the National Association of People Living with HIV/Aids (Napwa) that it was “insensitive to people living with HIV and Aids by cutting their grants.”

According to Sassa, while there is no social grant for HIV-positive people, there is a temporary disability grant for people with chronic diseases.

It stated that recipients of the grant must have a disability that has persisted for six to twelve months.

This was based on how long it would take a person with “moderate to severe functional impairment” to recover if they followed the prescribed treatment, according to the study.

Sassa compared HIV infection to chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension.

“In the case of HIV, this grant would be temporary, because the client could recover fully and perform all daily activities if he or she adhered to treatment,” it stated.

If a person’s condition remained “moderate or severely impaired” after six or twelve months, they could reapply for the grant.

“It is unfounded that Sassa North West is deliberately cutting their grants due to poor management or insensitivity to people living with HIV and Aids,” it said.

How much does the SASSA HIV grant cost?

• You’ll be paid R480 per month. How will you be compensated? The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will pay you the grant in one of the following ways: cash at a specific pay point on a specific day

In South Africa, are there grants available for HIV patients?

• Adults with HIV/AIDS who are unable to work due to a mental or physical disability are offered social assistance through a Disability Grant (DG) in an environment of persistent unemployment and growing poverty.