New cards for some SASSA grant recipients
The agency said grants recipients carrying cards that are not expiring during March are discouraged from making attempts to collect new cards at the Post Office during this month.
The South African Social Security Agency has urged grants recipients with SASSA gold cards expiring in March 2023 to go and collect new cards at Post Office branches.In a recent statement, the agency said social grants recipients are urged to take note that only people with SASSA/Postbank Gold Cards expiring in March 2023 must collect new cards at the South African Post Office.
The agency said grants recipients carrying cards that are not expiring during March are discouraged from making attempts to collect new cards at the Post Office during this month.
“SASSA and Postbank will issue a public announcement regarding the dates and processes for the collection of SASSA/Postbank Gold Cards that expire in further months. Grants recipients having SASSA/Postbank Gold Cards expiring in further months should not be concerned because they will continue to receive their social grants monies on those cards as they remain valid,” said the agency, adding that Mondays and Tuesdays, starting from Monday, March 13, will be dedicated to the issuance of the cards to the Old Age Grants recipients and persons that receive disability grants.
It added that Wednesday to Saturday, starting from March 15, will be dedicated to the collection of new SASSA/Postbank Gold Cards to recipients whose cards expire in March 2023 at any Post Offices branch nationwide by persons receiving child support grants and persons receiving all other grants.
The agency said social grants recipients must bring along their South African Identity Document and the current SASSA/Postbank gold card that is expiring in March 2023 to any nearby Post Office branch to collect their new cards.
It added that Post Office branch staff will assist grants recipients to activate the new cards, select a new PIN and the cards will operate immediately, to make withdrawals or any other type of transactions.
“New SASSA/Postbank Gold cards will only be issued at Post Offices to the person in whose name the expiring card has been issued. No person will be able to collect a SASSA/Postbank Gold Card on behalf of another, unless they are registered with SASSA as a procurator. Post Office branch business hours are (Monday to Friday: 8am to 4pm, Saturday: 9am to 1pm, and branches are closed on Sundays. Grants recipients that have lost or misplaced their SASSA/Postbank Gold Cards expiring in March 2023 must also go to nearby Post Office branches to collect their new SASSA/Postbank Gold cards. Post Office branch personnel will use fingerprint verification to issue the beneficiary with a new SASSA/Postbank Gold Card,” said the agency.
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