sassa balance check

Sassa, along with the Post Bank, has issued new Gold Cards to enable grant beneficiaries to conveniently collect their social grants from ATMs and retail outlets. The card comes with important perks such as no bank charges for the first few transactions.
 

If you have a Sassa gold card and wish to change it to receive your social grant payments directly into your bank account, there are a few steps you need to take. Fortunately, the process is straightforward, and with the right documentation, you can make the switch with ease.

In February earlier this year Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivered his annual budget speech in which he announced increments that would be introduced to all permanent social grants. Some of these grant increases will take effect at the beginning of the financial year on 1 April 2023.
 

Millions of social grant recipients will need to collect a new gold card to ensure they can access their monthly grant payments. The agency responsible for grant payments has revealed when grant should collect their cards.

The South African Social Security Agency pays out social grants to millions of people on a monthly basis. The Agency is expected to continue making payments for the month of March. 

Research indicates that Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beneficiaries are more likely to search for a job than if they didn't receive the grant. This dispels a common school of thought that the distribution of social grants discourages work.

Millions of social grant recipients will receive their money this week. This comes as the South African Social Security Agency begins with March 2023 grant payments.

Thousands of grant beneficiaries struggled to access their social grants during the final months of 2022. The department has revealed why grant payment challenges occurred.

Millions of people will be without any government assistance within the next twelve months when the Social Relief of Distress grant’s implementation is ended. Experts argue that the grant can be made permanent in a way that is economically sustainable.

Millions of vulnerable people apply for the Social Relief of Distress grant monthly. It has been revealed why millions of unsuccessful applicants were rejected from receiving the crucial relief mechanism.

As payment delays of the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant (SRD) continue to impact the livelihoods of thousands of South African families, Sassa has suggested an alternative payment method to fast-track grant payments.

More than 18 million people receive social grants from the South African Social Security Agency monthly. The agency is exploring options that could lead to the more efficient payment of grants.

The Sassa Social Relief of Distress grant is an invaluable source of income for millions of financially strained South Africans. However, following months of delayed payments and resulting backlogs, Sasssa claims to have addressed all related issues after receiving millions of applications for the grant.   
 

The annual budget speech is always much anticipated, with citizens and organisations hoping to have their concerns addressed. The most recent budget speech has left one organisation unimpressed with the budget allocations. 

It appears that Sassa’s Social Relief of Distress grant has become a measure of the country's level of income disparity among the youth. This follows reports that a significant portion of applications received in January were tertiary graduates.  
 

The government appears to have acknowledged the crucial role of the 350 grant, as billions are due to be allocated towards its extension. However, the finance ministry has also indicated that it is likely to affect other sectors of the state's budget allocation.

With the persistent rise in the cost of living for much of the country's population, those that rely on disbursements of Sassa social grants will be pleased to know there has been an increase in their monthly grant payouts.
 

As many R350 grant recipients may be aware, the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has various payment collection methods available for the grant, with the cash-send payment method highly recommended as it is much more efficient and secure.