The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have released its future social grant payment dates.
Grant recipients can be more prepared for April, with Disability Grants, Pensioners Grants, and Children’s (Childcare) and Foster Grants paying first.
SASSA GRANT: APRIL 2025
The South African Social Security Agency have released its grant payment dates for the year, as part of its financial year planning.
It allows recipients to be more prepared for their month. It’s also safer, allowing recipients to plan for their budget and trips to town.
Don’t be unsure about which day to collect your grant.
PAYMENT DATES AND INCREASES
Here are the SASSA grant payment dates for April 2025, according to the South African Social Security Agency.
- Older Persons (Pensioners) grants pay on: 3 April, 2025.
- Disability Grants will pay out on the next day: 4 April, 2025.
- Childcare, Foster Child, and Other Grants will pay: 5 April, 2025.
The R350-SRD Grant pays towards month-end, while other grants pay in its first week.
Save time, and know the right date for your social grant. Add banking details, and you don’t need to stand in a queue.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced grant increases effective from April 2025. The new amounts are:
- Old Age Grant – R2,315
- War Veterans Grant – R2,335
- Disability Grant – R2,315
- Foster Care Grant – R1,250
- Care Dependency Grant – R2,315
- Child Support Grant – R560
- Grant-in-Aid – R560
GOLD CARD: SWITCHING
Ground Up revealed earlier in March that nearly 1.9 million SASSA gold card holders still need to switch to the Postbank black card before the 20 March deadline.
Postbank’s Chief Operating Officer, Eurekha Singh said that there’s no intention to extend the deadline though completing the transition from the gold card to Postbank’s black card before the 20 March deadline is unlikely.
“That is not within our control, so the card replacement must be completed by 31 March. We’ve set a deadline of 20 March because we must submit evidence to the Reserve Bank that the Gold Cards are out of circulation by 31 March,” he said.
Singh also clarified that SASSA beneficiaries will still be able to access their grants through the Post Office and through cardless cash withdrawals at retailers after the 20 March deadline
Postbank began the process of replacing SASSA gold cards with the new Postbank black cards in September 2024.
HAVE YOU SWAPPED YOUR SASSA GOLD CARD YET?
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