Sassa Payment For January 2025-2026

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Sassa Payment For January 2025-2026

Sassa Payment For January 2025-2026

When Will SASSA Payments Be Made in January 2025-2026?

Social grants are offered to eligible South Africans who are in a state of financial need every month. These grants serve as life support to beneficiaries. To properly manage your funds, you must be informed of the January 2025-2026 payment dates. Payment dates vary based on the sort of grant you get, but they usually occur during the first few days of the month.

SASSA releases an official payment schedule well in advance, allowing recipients to budget properly. Provided below is the payment schedule for January 2025-2026

READ: Sassa Payments For January 2025 Dates

Sassa Payment For January 2025-2026

SASSA payments are made on the first of each month. The exact day may vary owing to weekends and other holidays. If the first of the month falls on a weekend or a public holiday, the payment will be made on the previous working day. Below are the payment dates for January;

January 2025

  • Older Persons or Pensioners Grants:  3 January 2025
  • Disability Grants:  4 January 2025
  • Children’s and all other Grants:  5 January 2025

Sassa Grants Available For 2025-2026

  • Care Dependency Grant

The Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD Grant), also known as the COVID-19 SRD Grant, was formed by the South African government to provide financial assistance to those who do not have any financial means to support themselves. The grant award is R350 per month, for as long as candidates meet the requirements.

  • Child Support Grant

The Care Dependency Grant is a payment from the government of South Africa to parents, foster parents, or primary caregivers of a child under the age of 18, who requires full-time care due to a mental or physical disability. The value of the Care Dependency Grant is R1080 per child, per month

  • Foster Child Grant

The Foster Child Grant is a payment from the government of South Africa, to a foster parent (by a valid court order) of a child under the age of 18. The grant is aimed at foster parents who need financial assistance to help take care of a foster child or children. The value of the Foster Child Grant is R1 120, per child

  • Disability Grant

The Disability Grant is a payment from the government of South Africa to adults who are living with a physical or mental disability, making them unable to work for a period of 6 or more months. The Disability Grant is R2 080 per person, per month

  • Older Person Grant

The Older Persons Grant (also called the Old Age Pension Grant) is a payment from the government of South Africa, to people residing in South Africa over the age of 60 years. the old age pension is R2 080 per person, per month, for people between 60 and 74 years old and R2 100 per person, per month, for people over 75 years old.

  • Grant-In-Aid

The Grant-In-Aid is a payment from the government of South Africa to current social grant recipients who are unable to care for themselves, for them to pay someone to take care of them full-time. The value of the Grant-In-Aid is R500 per month

  • War Veterans Grant

The War Veterans Grant is a payment from the government of South Africa, to people residing in South Africa over have served in the Second World War or the Korean War. To qualify for this grant, applicants must be either over the age of 60 or disabled. They must also pass the “means test” which assesses their income and assets. the war veterans grant is R2 100 per person, per month.

Contact SASSA

For any further queries, please contact SASSA directly:

  • Contact the SASSA Toll-Free Call centre on 0800 60 10 11
  • Contact the SASSA Head Office on 012 400 2322
  • Email SASSA Head Office at: Grantsenquiries@sassa.gov.za
  • Contact details of SASSA offices across the country: SASSA contact details

Beneficiaries should be aware that the above-mentioned payment dates are subject to change. SASSA makes every effort to inform such changes in advance via multiple channels to minimise any disruption.

For more information visit the official website of Sassa.

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