Social grants are crucial for supporting vulnerable communities, with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) disbursing over 18 million grants monthly to eligible individuals.
Social grants distributed by Sassa include the Older Persons pension grant, Disability grant, War Veterans grant, Care Dependency grant, Foster Child grant, Child Support grant, Child Support grant Top-Up and Grant-in-aid. The Disability Grant also has Sassa payments dates listed on the schedule.
Sassa payment dates are listed below for all grants for the rest of the year so grant beneficiaries will know when to expect their payments.
Sassa has released the grant payment schedule for 2024 and early 2025 on its official website. This schedule provides payment statuses and dates for each grant.
Payments typically occur in the first week of each month, starting on the second working day, excluding weekends and holidays.
Sassa Grant Payment Dates For 2024/25
Sassa Pay Dates April 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 3 April 2024
- Disability Grants - 4 April 2024
- Children's Grants - 5 April 2024
Sassa Payments Dates May 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 3 May 2024
- Disability Grants - 6 May 2024
- Children's Grants - 7 May 2024
Sassa Grant Payment Dates June 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 4 June 2024
- Disability Grants - 5 June 2024
- Children's Grants - 6 June 2024
July 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 2 July 2024
- Disability Grants - 3 July 2024
- Children's Grants - 4 July 2024
August 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 2 August 2024
- Disability Grants - 5 August 2024
- Children's Grants - 6 August 2024
September 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 3 September 2024
- Disability Grants - 4 September 2024
- Children's Grants - 5 September 2024
October 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 2 October 2024
- Disability Grants - 3 October 2024
- Children's Grants - 4 October 2024
November 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 5 November 2024
- Disability Grants - 6 November 2024
- Children's Grants - 7 November 2024
December 2024
- Older Persons Grant - 3 December 2024
- Disability Grants - 4 December 2024
- Children's Grants - 5 December 2024
January 2025
- Older Persons Grant - 3 January 2025
- Disability Grants - 6 January 2025
- Children's Grants - 7 January 2025
February 2025
- Older Persons Grant - 4 February 2025
- Disability Grants - 5 February 2025
- Children's Grants - 6 February 2025
March 2025
- Older Persons Grant - 4 March 2025
- Disability Grants - 5 March 2025
- Children's Grants - 6 March 2025
Sassa Grant Increases
Sassa grants are expected to increase on 1 April 2024 and again on 1 October 2024. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced the following Sassa grant increases:
- The old age grant, Disability grant, War Veterans grant and the Care Dependency grant will have an increase of R90 in April and then R10 in October.
- The child support grant will only have one increase of R20 in April.
- The Foster Care grant will only have one increase of R50 in April.
Godongwana unfortunately did not announce any increase for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. The SRD grant payment currently stands at the value of R350 per month.
Grant beneficiaries who require financial assistance can collect their Sassa social grants at several different payment points. These payment points include ATMs and retail stores such as Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite and Boxer.
