SASSA Payment Dates

SASSA Payment Dates: The Older Persons Grant (as well as any grants linked to these accounts) will be paid on 4 April 2023. The Disability Grant (as well as any grants linked to these accounts) will be paid on 5 April 2023. All other grants (Child Support Grant, Foster Child Grant, Care Dependency Grant, War Veterans Grant) will be paid on 6 April 2023.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is responsible for distributing grants and allowances to disadvantaged people who require financial assistance, within the country. SASSA Payment Dates sassa payouts

SASSA beneficiaries can receive their SASSA payments from selected supermarkets, such as Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave merchants, Checkers and Shoprite, and obtain this through their SASSA card, CashSend, or by getting the amount directly transferred into their bank account.

Sassa Payment Dates April

If you are a SASSA beneficiary or know of someone who is, you may be wondering when the relevant grant payments will be made. Below is a list of the SASSA payment schedule for the months of February and March 2023 (payment dates for further months have not yet been announced):

May 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 May 2023).

June 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 June 2023).

July 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 July 2023).

August 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 August 2023).

September 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 September 2023).

October 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 October 2023).

November 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 November 2023).

December 2023 Sassa Payment Dates

Payment dates will be added here when they are released by SASSA. Payments are usually made within the first week of each month (expect payment dates to be between 1 and 6 December 2023).
 

Grant Payment Methods

• Any bank ATM, using your SASSA gold card
• Collection points, which include Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite, Boxer and USave stores

If you want to avoid the long queues on payment dates, you should wait a few days to collect your grant money – this will save you hours of time waiting in line to receive your funds.
 

Sassa Gold Card

The SASSA gold card works like any regular bank card – you are able to draw money at an ATM and use your card at a till point. Grant holders should create a PIN for their gold card, to ensure their funds cannot be withdrawn if the card is lost or stolen.

Read This: Guide to SASSA SRD R350 Application: SASSA Grant Payment Dates PDF

Types of SASSA grants and amounts

1. SRD Grant

The SRD (Social Relief Distress Grant) is aimed at South African Citizens, Asylum Seekers, Refugees, and Special Permit Holders who are between 18 and 60 years old. To qualify for this grant, these individuals must not have the necessary means or receive any social grants, are not contributing/ eligible for UIF payment, and have no financial support from any other source. The amount for this grant is R350 per month. Find out more about the SRD Grant and how to apply here.

2. Child Support Grant

If you are in financial need, you can receive a grant to help you raise your child. You will need to be the child’s primary caregiver (i.e. parent, grandparent, or child over the age of 16 leading the family) and pass the means test. You will receive R500 a month for each child. If you are a primary caregiver for an orphaned child, you will receive R750 per month for each child (the R500 CSG and the R250 top-up). Find out more about the Child Support Grant and how to apply here.

3. Foster Child Support

If you have a foster child, you will also be eligible to receive a grant. A foster child is someone who has been placed in your care by the court as a result of being orphaned, abandoned, abused, at risk, or neglected. The foster child support is R1 120 per month per child.

4. Care Dependency Grant

This grant is for individuals who are looking after children with severe disabilities that may require full-time and special care. This grant covers children from birth until they reach the legal age of 18 and equates to R2 080 per month per child.

5. Disability Grant

This grant is available to individuals who have a mental and/or physical disability that inhibits them from working for longer than 6 months. Individuals are offered a temporary disability grant if their ailment lasts for a continuous period of 6-12 months and a permanent grant if it continues for more than a year.

It is important to note that a permanent disability grant does NOT mean that you will receive the grant for your whole life, but rather, that it will continue for longer than 12 months. The maximum payout for a disability grant is R2 080 per month.

6. Pensioners Grant (Older Person’s Grant)

This grant is given to individuals who are older (60 years or plus) and can no longer work and earn a salary. People from ages 60 to 75 years old will receive R2 080 per month, whilst those older than 75 will receive R2 100 per month. Find out more about the Older Person’s Grant and how to apply here.

7. Grant-In-Aid

This Aid is given to individuals who are living on a social grant but cannot look after themselves. They will receive this additional grant to pay the person who takes full-time care of them, which equates to R500 per month.

8. War Veteran’s Grant

If you are a formal soldier that fought in the Second World War (1939 to 1945) or the Korean War (1950 to 1953) and are unable to financially support yourself, you will receive this grant that equates to R2 100 per month.

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