Sassa distributes over 18 million permanent grant payments, including 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. This is in addition to the approximately 8 million individuals who receive the temporary Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant.
Sassa Grant Payment Dates for April 2025
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Older Persons Grant – 2 April 2025
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Disability Grant – 3 April 2025
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Children's Grants – 4 April 2025
Sassa Grant Increases
Each year, the Finance Minister announces social grant increases during the Budget Speech. These increases take effect on 1 April.
Grant Increases for 2025
- Old age grant will increase from R2185 to R2315
- War veterans grant will increase from R2205 to R2335
- Disability grant will go up from R2185 to R2315
- Foster care grant rises from R1180 to R1250
- Care dependency grant will increase from R2185 to R2315
- Child support grant will go up from R530 to R560
- The grant-in-aid will increase from R530 to R560
For the 2025/26 financial year, the government has allocated R284.7 billion towards social grants.
