{"id":459,"date":"2024-06-13T21:34:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sassasrdstatus.org.za\/?p=75"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:47:18","slug":"how-to-get-sassa-hiv-grant-application-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/sassa\/how-to-get-sassa-hiv-grant-application-form\/","title":{"rendered":"SASSA HIV Grant: Why There Is No Separate Grant and What to Apply For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SASSA does not<\/strong> pay a separate HIV or AIDS grant, and there is no special HIV grant application form. People living with HIV apply for the same disability grant<\/strong> as anyone else whose illness or condition stops them from working. Being HIV positive on its own does not qualify you: what counts is how the illness affects your ability to support yourself, as judged in a medical assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When someone with HIV can get the disability grant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The disability grant is for adults who cannot work because of a physical or mental disability or a long illness. A person living with HIV may qualify when HIV-related illness, such as advanced disease or serious opportunistic infections, leaves them unable to work. Many people on treatment recover enough to work again, which is why SASSA often awards a temporary<\/strong> grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n