Disability SASSA grants can be collected today
SASSA released the payment schedule of social grants for the 2024/25 year. You can collect your disability grant today.
Here’s a reminder that you can collect your SASSA disability grant today. SASSA provides financial assistance to approximately 29 million people across South Africa, including 4 million old-age pensioners, 13 million childcare beneficiaries, 10 million Social Relief of Distress (SRD) recipients, and around 2 million disability and war veterans.
- Older Persons Grants: Tuesday 3 December 2024.
- Disability Grants: Wednesday 4 December 2024.
- Children’s Grants: Thursday 5 December 2024
That figure comprises 4 million old-age-pensioners, 13 million childcare beneficiaries, 10 million Social Relief of Distress (SRD) recipients, and roughly 2 million disability and war veterans.
SASSA beneficiaries can receive their payments from selected supermarkets, such as Pick n Pay, Boxer, USave merchants, Checkers, and Shoprite, and obtain them through their SASSA card, CashSend, or by having the amount directly transferred into their bank account.
The first week of the month is reserved for elderly, child, and disability grant payments.
After that, it is Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant recipients, and all other grants are paid out. All other beneficiaries can still collect at South African Post Office branches except for the SRD recipients.
Earlier this year, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed that the permanent SASSA grants will be INCREASED.
Godongwana delivered his 2024 Budget Speech to Parliament earlier this year.
Permanent social grants are increased to keep pace with inflation and increase access:
- An increase of R100 to the old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants. This amount will be divided into R90 effective from April, and R10 effective October;
- A R50 increase to the foster care grant; and
- A R20 increase to the child support grant.
- The social relief of distress grant will increase by R20 or 5.7% from April 1.
About 26 million people in SA receive social grants at a total cost of R266 billion a year.
- For any further queries, please get in touch with 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 offices
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