Articles and news relating to the Older Persons Grant (also called the old age pension grant) – aimed at people over the age of 60 years.
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 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 …
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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There are a few options for older people when it comes to daily care – Independent Living, Assisted Living, Medicare, and Frail Care. Read more here.
SASSA is warning grant recipients to be careful of scams on other websites and social media. SASSA does NOT offer funeral benefits, food parcels and loans.
When applying for SASSA grants, you will be required to complete specific documentation. One of the documents you will have to complete is an affidavit. Find all SASSA affidavits here.
SASSA grant recipients with gold cards expiring in April 2023 can now also collect their new gold cards from post offices across the country.
TymeBank is planning to launch a product called “Grant Advance”, for SASSA grant recipients, to allow recipients to take a portion of their grants 10 days before payment date.
Use your SASSA gold card at ATMs or supermarkets. SASSA gold card is NOT expiring. Read more here.
