No social grants payments at Post Office
This announcement affected social grant payments for older persons on Tuesday this week, and payments for people living with disabilities on Wednesday, and payment for children's grants from Thursday.
Social grant beneficiaries in KwaZulu-Natal who are due to be paid have been asked to collect their money at ATMs and retailers instead of Post Office branches.
Many Post Office branches have reported that they anticipate not having sufficient cash on hand due to delivery delays.
This announcement affected social grant payments for older persons on Tuesday this week, and payments for people living with disabilities on Wednesday, and payment for children’s grants from Thursday.
In a statement, Postbank spokesperson Bongani Diako said that the gold cards issued by social security agency Sassa operates like any other bank card and can be used to make cash withdrawals from any bank ATM.
He added that they can also be used to make withdrawals at point of sale in retail stores, as well as to make purchases at these stores.
Diako said Post Office branches in the province will be open and operational to assist social grant beneficiaries with services that do not involve cash payouts, such as pin resets.
In late September, Postbank assured Sassa recipients that upcoming payments would go ahead without a glitch, saying it has taken significant precautionary measures to avoid delays and errors after several payment issues in September, which led to more than half a million beneficiaries suffering as a result of late payouts.
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