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Updated 16 October 2026: application routes, programme information and practical guidance reviewed.
A child-support-grant affidavit is a sworn statement for a specific application purpose. It is not a document where every applicant should copy the same explanation of family circumstances.
For further context, see the child support grant guide.
Use the correct SASSA form
SASSA publishes a standard child-support-grant affidavit. The government's service guide also describes situations involving missing identity or birth documents and proof that a non-parent is the child's primary caregiver. These are different evidence questions, so ask which document applies to your circumstances.
Where the standard affidavit is required, complete it truthfully and follow the commissioning requirements. The government's guide specifies a Commissioner of Oaths who is not a SASSA official for the missing-document route. Do not sign a blank form or invent a document number to make the application appear complete.
For further context, see SASSA’s eForms process.
What a factual statement should explain
Identify the applicant and child in the fields provided, then describe only the facts relevant to the purpose of the affidavit. For example, explain the actual care arrangement or the missing document and steps taken to obtain it. Use dates and relationships accurately.
An affidavit does not automatically replace every other requested document. Keep any Home Affairs application proof, caregiver evidence and other records required by the applicable process. Retain a copy of the commissioned statement and ask for an application receipt or reference so that later enquiries can identify what was submitted.
For further context, see SASSA contact guide.
Earlier reference links
government’s child support grant guide
Prepare an affidavit that matches the supporting records
Check names, relationships and dates against the documents available. If a record is missing or an arrangement is informal, explain that truthfully through the appropriate process rather than inventing a certificate or legal status.
Take the unsigned form and necessary identification to the appropriate commissioning process as instructed. Keep a complete copy afterwards. If a different affidavit is requested, ask what fact it must establish; a statement about household income does not automatically establish who is the child's primary caregiver.
Sources and further reading: Prepare an affidavit that matches the supporting records — reference; Government — Child Support Grant application evidence.
