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406 programmes

Disability Grant South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)R2 420 Always open Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements Always open First Home Finance (FHF) Subsidy Programme KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human SettlementsBetween R38 911.40 and R169 264.60, depending on income level on a sliding scale. Always open Foster Child Grant South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)R1 290 Always open Government Housing Subsidy KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements Always open Grant-in-Aid South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Always open IDC Infrastructure Sector Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Illness benefits at UIF UIF Always open Ithala Business Finance Ithala Development Finance Corporation Limited Always open Machinery, Equipment and Electronics Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Maternity benefits at UIF Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Always open Mining and Metals Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Older Person’s Grant South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Always open Partial care facility funding Limpopo Department of Social Development Always open Reduced Time Benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund Always open Social Housing KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements70% government funding Always open Social Relief of Distress (SRD) South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)R370 Always open Technology and Human Resource for Industry Programme (THRIP) the dtic Always open Textiles and Wood Products Funding Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Always open Tourism Growth Fund Western Cape Government Department of Economic Development and TourismR7 million total allocation available during the 2026/27 Financial Year Always open UIF Adoption Benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and LabourBenefits may cover the difference between employer pay and the prescribed rate; the page gives a maximum of 365 days subject to credits and states a 66% rate for adoption benefits. Always open UIF benefits (Claim UIF) UIF Always open UIF dependants benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)Subject to credits, benefits can be paid for a maximum of 365 days; the general normal-benefit rate is a sliding scale of 38–60%. Always open UIF illness benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)Benefits may cover the difference between employer pay and the prescribed rate, up to 365 days subject to credits; the general normal-benefit rate is a sliding scale of 38–60%. Always open UIF Maternity Benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and Labour66% flat rate; payable for a maximum of 121 days, subject to the prescribed benefit schedule and the difference between employer pay and the benefit rate. Always open UIF Parental Benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and Labour66% flat rate, subject to accumulated credit days and the 10 leave days granted. Always open UIF paternity benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Always open UIF Reduced Work Time Benefit Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and LabourThe top-up is subject to the benefit amount; the page says the calculation approach was being changed back to benefit level. Always open UIF unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Always open Veteran Fund Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) Always open
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