Articles and news relating to all types of SASSA grants (SRD Grant, Care Dependency Grant, Child Support Grant, Foster Child Grant, Disability Grant, Grant-In-Aid, Older Persons Grant and War Veterans Grant).
SASSA Social Grant Increases for 2026 South African’s receiving a SASSA social grant, should note the following important increases in the 2026/27 financial year. According to the 2026 Budget Review, most grants administered by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will increase from April 2026, providing additional relief to households facing rising living costs. …
SASSA Grant Increases for 2024 – New Grant Amounts In the 2024 budget speech (held on 21 February 2024), the Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana made announcements of social grant increases for SASSA recipients. He announced that the new grant amounts will be within the current fiscal framework, and are to keep pace with inflation and …
SASSA Gold Card Update – Extended Past 31 December 2023 When will SASSA gold card expire? Postbank issued a statement on their Facebook page to inform grant recipients that expired SASSA Gold Cards will continue to work after December 2023. This comes after much uncertainty as to what will happen to SASSA gold card …
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SASSA Gold Card Renewal – What Happens After 31 December 2023? What will happen to Gold Cards After 2023? According to a recent article by Alexandra Abrahams MP, the Shadow Deputy Minister of Social Development, the gold card expiry date may be extended again to avoid SASSA recipients scrambling to renew their cards by …
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SASSA announcement regarding SRD Grant payments for August 2023. Read more and get SASSA SRD grant updates here.
SASSA is introducing a Queue Management System (QMS) to alleviate waiting times As any SASSA beneficiary would know, visiting a SASSA office to apply or make an enquiry, is a full day event. Many beneficiaries arrive at SASSA offices very early in the morning, before the office even opens, so they can hopefully be …
Basic Income Grant – will it replace the SRD Grant? Most South Africans cannot afford daily essentials such as basic foods, safe and sufficient housing, sanitation, and the means to find work. In fact, over half the South African population are surviving on less than R1 335 per month*, and as such, cannot afford …
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Appoint a Procurator to apply for or receive a SASSA social grant on your behalf Should you find yourself or a loved one unable to apply for or receive their SASSA Grant (for reasons such as sickness, old age or mobility issues), you can then appoint another person to act on your behalf, in …
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Did you know that you can apply for a SASSA grant even if you do not have the child’s birth certificate or your ID document? Find out more here!
SASSA Social Grant Statistics at 31 March 2023 How many recipients are receiving social grants from SASSA SASSA recently released a statistical summary of social grants recipients in South Africa. They provided a breakdown of the number of recipients for each grant type, according to province, as at 31 March 2023. According to SASSA, …
