The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has released the payment schedule for social grants for the remainder of the 2025/2026 financial year. This announcement provides crucial information to beneficiaries, enabling them to manage their finances effectively.
Sassa distributes over 18 million permanent grant payments, which 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. In addition, millions of people receive Social Relief of Distress Grant (Sassa) payments.
Sassa Grant Payment Dates For 2025 and 2026
|
Month |
Older Persons Grant |
Disability Grant |
Children's Grant |
|
April 2025 |
2/4/2025 |
3/4/2025 |
4/4/2025 |
|
May 2025 |
6/5/2025 |
7/5/2025 |
8/5/2025 |
|
June 2025 |
3/6/2025 |
4/6/2025 |
5/6/2025 |
|
July 2025 |
2/7/2025 |
3/7/2025 |
4/7/2025 |
|
August 2025 |
5/8/2025 |
6/8/2025 |
7/8/2025 |
|
September 2025 |
2/9/2025 |
3/9/2025 |
4/9/2025 |
|
October 2025 |
2/10/2025 |
3/10/2025 |
4/10/2025 |
|
November 2025 |
4/11/2025 |
5/11/2025 |
6/11/2025 |
|
December 2025 |
2/12/2025 |
3/12/2025 |
4/12/2025 |
|
January 2026 |
6/1/2026 |
7/1/2026 |
8/1/2026 |
|
February 2026 |
3/2/2026 |
4/2/2026 |
5/2/2026 |
|
March 2026 |
3/3/2026 |
4/3/2026 |
5/3/2026 |
Sassa Grant Increases Confirmed for 2025
Finance Minister confirmed increases to all permanent Sassa grants in 2025. The new monthly amounts are as follows:
- Old Age Grant: R2310
- Older Persons Grant (over 75): R2330
- War Veterans Grant: R2330
- Disability Grant: R2310
- Foster Care Grant: R1250
- Care Dependency Grant: R2310
- Child Support Grant: R560
- Child Support Grant Top-Up: R280
- Grant-in-Aid: R560
Further Grant Increases in October 2025
Further increases of R10 will be implemented in October 2025 for specific grants:
- Old Age Grant: R2320
- Old Age Grant (over 75): R2340
- War Veterans Grant: R2340
- Disability Grant: R2320
- Care Dependency Grant: R2320
For the latest Sassa updates, news, and grant increases, visit our Google News Page.
