Apply In-person

1. To apply for War Veterans Grant in person, the applicant has to visit the nearest local office of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
2. Please click the following link for the contact details of the SASSA office in your province: Link
3. Visit the nearest office of SASSA and obtain the application form to apply for a War Veterans Grant, from the respective department.
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Complete the application in front of the SASSA officer who issues the application form at the premises of the SASSA office itself, with required and relevant information.
6. The applicant will be interviewed by the SASSA official who will take his/her fingerprints and inform you whether he/she is qualified to receive the grant.
7. The applicant will have to submit the application with all the required documents to the SASSA official for further proceeding.
8. The SASSA official will issue a receipt which will be considered as the proof of application in further processes.
9. When you make the application, you should say how you would like the money to be paid. If you want to enrol for cash payments, the SASSA officer will give you a date when you need to come back and what you need to bring with you.
10. Else, you can request for the money to be paid electronically. After necessary verification and validation processes, if your application is approved, the grant which you applied for will be rewarded to you properly, from the date of the application.
11. If your application is not approved, SASSA will inform you in writing why your application was unsuccessful.
12. If you disagree with the decision, you can appeal to the Minister of Social Development at the national office of the Department of Social Development. You must appeal within 90 days of being notified that your application was unsuccessful.

• Proof of your service at war
• Medical report (people under 60 and they cannot work)
• Identity Document. If not:
• Completed Affidavit on a standard SASSA format
• Sworn statement attested by any authority
• Proof of application at DHA (if any)
• Temporary Identity Document (if any)
• Proof of applicant’s marital status. Submit:
• Confirmation Affidavit (singles)
• Marriage certificate and Spouse’s ID (married)
• Divorce order (Divorcees)
• Death certificate (if spouse is deceased)
• Spouse’s payslips
• Information on income and assets:
• Wage certificate
• UIF blue book or discharge certificate from employer (unemployed)
• Proof of private pension (if any)
• Last three months’ bank statements
• Information on the interest and dividends (if you have invested)

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) - Head Office
Physical Address:28 Harrison Street
Johannesburg
2000
South Africa
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X120
Marshalltown
2107
South Africa
Tel:012 312 7790/ 012 312 7591
Fax:012 323 3733
Email: GrantsEnquiriesGP@sassa.gov.za
Website link

• The applicant must be a resident in South Africa (South African citizen / permanent resident) and 60 years old and over or must be disabled.
• The applicant must have fought in the Second World War or the Korean War and must not be in receipt of another social grant in respect of him or herself.
• The applicant and spouse must meet the requirements of the means test and the applicant must not be maintained or cared for in a State Institution.
• The applicant must not earn more than R78120 if you are single or R156240 if married and must not have assets worth more than R1115400 if you are single or R 2230800 if you are married.

• The applicant need not pay anything to make the application.
  

• The grant will lapse in the case of the applicant’s death, admission to a state institution, when you are absent from the country or if the grant is not claimed for three consecutive months.
  

• Application forms are available at the office you visit.
  

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• It may take up to three months to process your application.
  

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• If you are too old or sick to travel to the office to apply, a family member or friend can apply on your behalf. The person should take a letter from you and/or a doctor's note saying why you cannot visit the office.
• In case of affidavits for absence of Identity documents, it should be on a standard SASSA format in the presence of a Commissioner of Oaths who is not a SASSA official.
• In case of sworn statements for absence of Identity documents, it should be form reputable persons like councillor, traditional leader, social worker, religious minster, school principal who can acknowledge the applicant’s name and age.

• Particulars of the applicant
• Particulars of the Applicant’s spouse
• Identification numbers
• Income details
• Bank account details
• Details of Applicant’s role at the war

If you are a former soldier who fought in the Second World War (1939-1945) or the Korean War (1950-1953) and are unable to support yourself, you have the provision to claim a war veteran’s grant, offered by the South African Republic.

• If you are admitted to an institution that has a contract with the state to care for you, the social grant is reduced to 25% of the maximum amount of the grant.
• This will start from the fourth month following your admission to that institution. The reduced grant is re-instated immediately from the date you are discharged from the institution.
• SASSA can decide if your grant must be reviewed. Your income as declared when you apply for the grant will form the basis this decision. You will be notified three months in advance of the date on which the review will take place or the date on which the life certificate (a document to prove that you are still alive) is due.
• If you receive your money through the bank, an institution or procurator, you are required to fill in a life certificate at the SASSA offices every year.
• The grant may result in suspension when the applicant’s life standard changes, after a review outcome, when you are incompliant about the reviews, if the applicant commits treachery or misrepresents oneself or if there was a mistake when the grant was approved.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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