The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has announced the payment dates for grant recipients in July.

Below are the payment dates for the Older Person’s, Disability and Children’s grants:

• Old Age Grant: July 2
• Disability Grant: July 3
• Child Support Grant: July 4

Pretoria Rekord reports that as Sassa grant payments are made on different days, depending on the type of grant you receive, it’s important to go to your payment point or ATM only on your designated date.

Arriving too early may result in your payment not reflecting. Always double-check your grant’s scheduled payment date to avoid delays or disappointment.

All social grants, barring the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, increased in April.

Delivering the 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament earlier this year, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that the number of social grant beneficiaries – excluding those receiving the SRD grant – was expected to rise to around 19 million in 2025/26 and 19.3 million in 2027/28 due to a growing population of older persons.

He said that for 2025/26, approximately R284.7b was allocated for social grants.

“As announced by the President in the State of the Nation Address, the SRD was to be used as a basis for the introduction of a sustainable form of income support for unemployed people.

“The future form and nature of the SRD [grant] would be informed by the outcome of the review of active labour market programmes, which was expected to be completed by September.

“The truth was that ours was one of the most comprehensive social safety nets among emerging economies. This reflected our commitment to addressing poverty and inequality, while keeping our spending sustainable,” he said.

The grant increases that took effect in April were:

• War Veterans Grant: Increased from R2 205 to R2 335
• Disability Grant: Increased from R2 185 to R2 315
• Foster Care Grant: Increased from R1 180 to R1 250
• Care Dependency Grant: Increased from R2 185 to R2 315
• Child Support Grant: Increased from R530 to R560
• Grant-in-aid: Increased from R530 to R560

In the Budget Review, National Treasury stated that the budget for social grants was increased by R8.2b over the medium term to account for higher living costs.

“An amount of R35.2b was allocated to extend the payment at the current SRD rate of R370 per month per beneficiary, including administration costs,” the department said.

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