Sassa grants to be paid early
The festive season tends to see an increase in scams to defraud beneficiaries.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has announced that its beneficiaries will receive their grant money for December on November 28.
“The early December payment should not be seen as a bonus or double payment as it is mainly intended for the convenience of beneficiaries,” the agency said in a statement.
“Sassa does not pay a bonus at all and beneficiaries are paid for 12 months only per year.”
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The agency urged beneficiaries to protect their PIN codes and avoid giving strangers their ID numbers even if they claimed to be from Sassa, as the festive season tends to see an increase in scams to defraud beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries are urged to be mindful of scams operated through WhatsApp, mobile phone messages and social media.
They should be vigilant at all times and double-check information, especially if it sounds too good to be true.
The following grant payment will be on December 29.
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