Articles and news relating to the War Veterans Grant – aimed at people who have served in the Second World War or the Korean War.
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 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 …
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, …
SASSA grant recipients with gold cards expiring in April 2023 can now also collect their new gold cards from post offices across the country.
SASSA conducts reviews on grant beneficiaries to ensure they still meet the criteria – beneficiaries are notified 3 months in advance. Read more here.
When applying for grants, one of the criteria is the “means test” whereby SASSA assesses if you qualify to receive a grant based on your personal income and assets. Find out here what the means test is for each type of SASSA grant.
Each SASSA grant has a different age criteria and this article will provide you with that exact information. Read more here.
Social grant beneficiaries who use SASSA gold cards/ Postbank will not be able to withdraw their funds at ATMs for December 2022. Read how to get your SASSA grant here.
There are 3 ways to check your SASSA Balance – each of them listed here. SASSA applicants must have a mobile phone to receive updates regarding their status.
The value of SASSA grants are adjusted every 6 months – here is the latest information on the SASSA Grant payment amounts, for various social grants.
