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Delay in grant payments is not a technical glitch-SASSA

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With many people recovering from the holiday festivities, thousands of South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries were left penniless as their social grants did not reflect for the month of January. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Thursday, SASSA spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi confirmed that SASSA is aware of the issue and that the matter is being addressed. “We received numerous calls from beneficiaries who did not […]

today11 January 2024

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Some grants extended until 31 December, payment dates released

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has extended some grant payments until the end of the year after a government gazette was published on Wednesday. The new directives issued by Zulu mean that beneficiaries who either claim the temporary disability or temporary care dependency grants will be able to receive cash after the minister extend the payments to December. On page 4 of the gazette it reads: “Temporary disability grants which […]

today9 October 2020

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SASSA grant payment dates changed

Lessons learnt from the last payment cycle during the National Lockdown have compelled SASSA to review the payment dates going forward. As from the month of May 2020 disability and Older Persons Grants will be paid from the 4th day of the month. All other grants will be paid from the 6th of every month. The grant payment for April was brought forward to the 30 March 2020 and the […]

today9 April 2020

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Sassa’s 3 phase plan to take over grant payments

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has a plan in place to take over the distribution of social grants to 17 million beneficiaries. This is the agency's plan: - Phase 1: Planning for the transition including the phase-out of the current service provider, which must be done between the 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years. Sassa has told the Constitutional Court the following: "We […]

today6 March 2017

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