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Maximum monthly
R2,420 / month
From 2026-04-01
I am a war veteran · SASSA
War Veterans Grant
Grant for veterans of World War I, World War II or the Korean War who meet the means test.
R2,420 / month
Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).
Who it is for
Qualifying war veterans aged 60+, or disabled as a result of the war.
State veterans’ assistance. Not a military-insurance product.
Conditions
- Service
- WWI, WWII or Korean War veteran.
- Means test
- Same bands as Older Persons / Disability Grant.
Primary source first. A disputed or stale figure stays visible. Hover a rand or dollar figure for four other currencies.
Cross-checks
- agrees Everything you need to know about social grants Matches Budget figure.
- disagrees The Citizen — SASSA payment-date articles Citizen listed R2,315 — stale.
How to apply
SASSA with service records.
Methodology
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Headline amounts are the National Treasury 2026 Budget figures from 1 April 2026. Cross-checks are stored on each grant. Sliding-scale means tests can pay less than the maximum. Change this row in Core SA and the Compass follows.
- Take the Budget Review amount as the maximum.
- Keep a cross-check (GroundUp, SASSA, news). If a page still lists the pre-April figure, mark it as disagreeing, do not overwrite the Budget amount.
- Means-test thresholds are aggregator figures unless SASSA publishes a table — labelled as such on the grant.
Where sources disagree
- noteThe Citizen Jul/Aug 2026 payment-date articles still listed pre-April amounts.
- noteFoster child: Budget R1,295 vs some explainers R1,290.