The value of the grant, R680 per month, is more than double the size of the Child Support Grant. The care dependency grant (CDG) is given to caregivers of children who are severely disabled to the extent that they need full-time care, i.e. if such care were not available in the home, the child would need to be institutionalised. The grant is available for children from one to 18 years. Officially, any child who attends a school, even if the school is for disabled children, is disqualified from receiving the grant.