SASSA staggers grant payment dates for the elderly and disabled
Older Persons Grants will be paid from 3 August and Disability Grants will be paid from 4 August.
FROM August this year, SASSA grants for older persons will no longer be paid out on the same day as disability grants- on the third day of the month.
This is to further stagger payment dates to enforce social distancing and reduce the number of people who report to grant access points amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement, SASSA CEO, Totsie Memela said the Older Persons Grant will be paid from 3 August, Disability Grants will be paid from 4 August and all other grants will be paid from 5 August.
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“The staggering of grants started after the lockdown and we should see this as an extension of this process to further limit the number of beneficiaries at payment facilities. The process will be monitored closely and further staggering is not ruled out in the near future, because we need to comply with government protocols of social distancing and washing of hands particularly,” said Memela.
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“Beneficiaries should remember that they don’t have to withdraw their money on the first payment date but can withdraw it on any day after the payment date as it will remain in the accounts till they withdraw it,” she added.
The new dates also aim to protect elderly people as they are most vulnerable to the virus.
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