Sassa May Payment Dates 2024-2025

Sassa May Payment Dates 2024-2025

Are you a SASSA beneficiary looking forward to your May payment? We realise the importance of having up-to-date and accurate information on SASSA payment dates.

The SASSA May payment date is the day on which qualified recipients get their monthly social assistance from the South African government. The May payment is critical for people who rely on these alms to meet their basic requirements and cover their living expenditures.

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Sassa May Payment Dates 2024-2025

Sassa payments are made to beneficiaries in the first week 0f every month, therefore, All grants including; Older Persons Grant, Disability Grants, and then any other grant type payments are not made on the same day each month. Payment dates are sometimes influenced by weekends, holidays and processing periods

Older Persons or Pensioners Grants: Friday, May 3, 2024
Disability Grants: Monday, May 6, 2024
Children’s and all other Grants: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Note: Payment dates are subject to change.

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How To Receive SASSA Payment 2024

SASSA grant recipients are provided with options to receive their payments. The payments can either be received through monthly bank deposits or as direct cash payments. In order to save time and avoid lengthy queues on payment days, it is advisable to wait for a few days before collecting your grant funds.

To qualify for bank payments, it is crucial to possess an active bank account and a registered mobile number in your name with a recognized financial institution in South Africa.

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Types Of Sassa Grants Available 2024-2025

Sassa provides a variety of Grants depending on the state of the beneficiary. Below is a list of Grants provided and available for application;

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 available 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.

War Veterans Grant

The War Veterans Grant is available to South African residents who participated in the Second World War or the Korean War and are over the age of 60 or handicapped. The current monthly grant amount is R2 100.

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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 in order to minimise any disruption.

For more information visit the official website of Sassa.

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