The answer to whether people with disability can apply for the Sassa R350 grant is a YES and NO. It is a yes in the situation that if the person with the disability is a South African and they are not on the Sassa Disability Grant database as receiving money then they do qualify to apply for the grant and will possibly get approved for it if they meet all the other requirements.
How to Apply for Sassa Disability Persons Grant for 2023
The no will apply if the person with a disability is on the SASSA disability grant database as a person with a disability and has been receiving the grant money all this while. They will be disapproved for the reason being other social grants.
However, they must ask themselves that if they qualify to be identified as disabled by Sassa then why not apply for the disability grant instead as that pays more than R350. That will better assist their living standards.
Accordingly, all who are interested to identify as people with disability are categorised as:
People who have a long-term or recurring physical or mental impairment which substantially limits their prospects of entry into, or advancement in, employment.
– long-term or recurring Long-term usually means the impairment has lasted or is likely to persist for at least twelve months. A short-term or temporary illness or injury is not an impairment which gives rise to a disability.
– recurring impairment is one that is likely to happen again and to be substantially limiting.
– progressive conditions are those that are likely to develop or change or recur (people living with progressive conditions or illnesses are considered as people with disabilities once the impairment starts to be substantially limiting)
An impairment may be physical or mental. ‘Physical’ impairment means a partial or total loss of a bodily function or part of the body. It includes sensory impairments such as being deaf, hearing impaired, or visually impaired and any combination of physical or mental impairments. ‘Mental’ impairment means a clinically recognised condition or illness that affects a person’s thought processes, judgment or emotions.
An impairment is substantially limiting if, in the absence of reasonable accommodation by the employer, a person would be either totally unable to do a class of jobs or would be significantly limited in doing the particular class of jobs. This should be determined by considering the nature, extent, duration and impact of the impairment as well as the essential functions of the class of jobs in question.
“In the 2011 South African Census, disability was defined as “difficulties encountered in functioning due to body impairments or inactivity limitations, with or without the use of assistive devices”