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Unclaimed benefits & grants in South Africa

66 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. 9 of them pay out automatically; the other 57 need an application.

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Programmes

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Housing & rent

15 housing & rent programmes

Free Basic Water Municipalities (funded via Local Government Equitable Share) ●●●● Verified Free Basic Sanitation Municipalities ●●●● Not human-checked

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Income support

12 income support programmes

Older Person's Grant Older Person's Grant (Old Age Pension) · South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) ●●●● Verified Disability Grant South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) ●●●● Verified

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Business & self-employment

9 business & self-employment programmes

sefa Small Business Finance Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa) Loans · Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa, under DSBD) ●●●● Not human-checked SEDA Business Support Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) Business Support · Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA, under DSBD) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Work & employment

8 work & employment programmes

SETA Learnerships SETA Learnerships (Sector Education and Training Authorities) · Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) ●●●● Not human-checked Expanded Public Works Programme Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) · Department of Public Works and Infrastructure / municipalities / provinces ●●●● Verified

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Education & training

7 education & training programmes

NSFAS Bursary National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Bursary · National Student Financial Aid Scheme (DHET) ●●●● Verified Funza Lushaka Teaching Bursary Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme · Department of Basic Education ●●●● Verified

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Health & care

5 health & care programmes

Free Primary Health Care Free Primary Health Care (public clinics) · National Department of Health / provincial health departments ●●●● Verified Free Maternal and Under-6 Health Care Free Health Care for Pregnant Women and Children Under 6 · National Department of Health ●●●● Verified

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Family & children

4 family & children programmes

UIF Maternity Benefits UIF Maternity Benefit · Unemployment Insurance Fund (Department of Employment and Labour) ●●●● Not human-checked UIF Dependants' Benefits UIF Dependants' Benefit · Unemployment Insurance Fund (Department of Employment and Labour) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Transport

3 transport programmes

Metrorail Subsidised Fares PRASA Metrorail Subsidised Commuter Rail Fares · Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) / Department of Transport ●●●● Not human-checked Dial-a-Ride Cape Town Cape Town Dial-a-Ride (transport for persons with disabilities) · City of Cape Town ●●●● Not human-checked

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Energy & utilities

2 energy & utilities programmes

Free Basic Electricity Free Basic Electricity (FBE) · Municipalities / Eskom (funded via Local Government Equitable Share; NERSA-regulated) ●●●● Verified Free Basic Alternative Energy Department of Mineral Resources and Energy / municipalities ●●●● Not human-checked

Tax relief

1 tax relief programmes

Employment Tax Incentive Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) · South African Revenue Service (SARS) / National Treasury ●●●● Verified

Regions covered: Eastern Cape · Free State · Gauteng · KwaZulu-Natal · Limpopo · Mpumalanga · North West · Northern Cape · Western Cape. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.