A total of 10 927 731 beneficiaries received the Child Support Grant in 2011/12. In 2010/11 there were 10.5 million beneficiaries of the Child Support Grant. This means there was increase of 555 781, largely due to the age limit being extended to age 18. The number of CSG beneficiaries in the 15 to 18 age cohort increased by 420 457. A total of 1 249 beneficiaries made use of alternative identity documents to apply for and access social grants, as permitted by Regulation 11(1) of the Social Assistance Act (Act No. 13 of 2004).