Sassa received over R80 billion from National Treasury to administer social grants in the upcoming financial year. The funding supports more than 19.2 million vulnerable South Africans.
MTEF Spending Breakdown
At the end of April 2025, Sassa CFO Tsakerwa Chauke presented the agency’s MTEF 2025/26 expenditure summary to Parliament.
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R3.9 billion is allocated to goods and services.
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R43 million is earmarked for transfers.
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R138 million goes to capital expenditure (Capex).
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R3.9 billion will cover employee compensation.
Part of the Capex will fund the agency’s digital overhaul, including a Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence and Takedown Service to address SRD grant fraud.
New Conditions for Grant Oversight
Sassa must now adopt stricter compliance measures. Grants must only go to eligible recipients.
From March 2025, Sassa will conduct bank income checks for all applicants and beneficiaries of child support (including top-up), old age, disability, and care dependency grants. If income exceeds the threshold, grants will be reviewed.
The agency must also run regular database checks with the Department of Home Affairs, Correctional Services, UIF, and GEPF—both at the time of application and twice annually.
Sassa was directed to finalise an agreement with SARS for verified income data and to formalise an arrangement with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to flag grant recipients who also receive NSFAS funding.
Biometric verification will be tightened for applications flagged as suspicious, adding a new security layer to the system.
Quarterly Reporting Obligations
Sassa must submit detailed quarterly reports to National Treasury. These must include:
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Number of grants reviewed, suspended, or cancelled.
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Total savings from cancellations.
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Implementation challenges.
The first report is due within 30 days after the end of the first quarter.
