Categories: SASSA Grant

Sassa January Payment 2025-2026

Sassa has released its payment schedule for January. Beneficiaries must take note of these dates as it is essential to them. Recipients of the Sassa grant make Responsible budgeting, the use of support services, the exploration of other income prospects, and the promotion of community participation may all help to ensure financial stability during this time.

The Sassa January payment serves as a lifeline for many South African people and families, ensuring basic requirements are covered and establishing a basis for financial security. Check out the January payment date for 2025-2026 below.

READ: Sassa Dates For January 2025

Sassa January Payment 2025-2026

The social grant payment provided by Sassa in January is referred to as the Sassa January payment. Sassa offers social subsidies to people and families that satisfy specific requirements, such as age, disability, and financial necessity. Below is the Sassa January payment plan;

January 2025

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

Types Of Sassa Grants Available 2025-2026

Care Dependency Grants

The Care Dependency Grant is available to parents, foster parents, or primary carers who have a child under the age of 18 who requires full-time care due to a mental or physical persistent handicap. The youngster must be receiving permanent home care rather than care at a state-funded facility. The current grant amount is R2 080 per month for each child.

Child Support Grants

The Child Support Grant is intended for a primary carer of a child under the age of 18 (the primary carer can be a parent, grandparent, or anybody above the age of 16 who is the principal person responsible for the child’s care). The award is intended for low-income citizens who require financial support to care for a kid or children. The current grant amount is R500 per month per child.

Disability Grant

The Disability Grant is available to South African residents between the ages of 18 and 59 who have a temporary or permanent, severe handicap. The current grant amount is R2 080 per month (although, because this award is based on a sliding scale, those with greater private income would receive a reduced grant amount).

Foster Child Grant

The Foster child Grant is a payment made to a foster parent of a kid under the age of 18 who has a valid court order. The award is intended for foster parents who require financial support to care for a foster kid or children. The current grant amount is R1 120 per month per kid.

Older Person Grant

The Older Persons Grant is available to residents over the age of 60 who do not receive any other social grants. The current stipend amount is R2 080 per person per month (if between 60 and 75 years old) and R2 100 per person per month (if above 75 years old).

Grant-In-Aid

The Grant-In-Aid is intended for current social grant beneficiaries who are unable to care for themselves and wish to hire someone to care for them full-time. The current monthly grant amount is R500.

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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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