No double grant payments for June, Sassa confirms
Sassa has refuted social media posts about double grant payments for June, stating that such posts spread misinformation.
THE South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has dismissed social media posts claiming that grants for beneficiaries will be doubled in June. Sassa confirmed that the widely circulating messages are fake.
The spread of the false information is attributed to faceless people whose intentions are to mislead and cause panic among Sassa beneficiaries.
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National spokesperson for Sassa, Paseka Letsatsi, appealed to grant beneficiaries not to expect any double payment in June as stated in various fake news reports.
“In line with the Ministry of Finance’s Policy Statement in March, grant increases were announced and came into effect in April, and there will be another increase again in October. Any other increase not announced by credible and relevant authorities should be treated as lies,” said Letsatsi.
On April 30, Sassa announced verification processes only for targeted grant beneficiaries in the May 2025 payment run to encourage them to update their information at Sassa offices.
Who are targeted beneficiaries?
The targeted beneficiaries were those who use alternative forms of identification other than the standard 13-digit South African identity number to receive their social grants.
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The other beneficiaries that are targeted include those identified through the bulk means test process, to check if they have income that flows into other bank accounts that they did not disclose to Sassa.
Letsatsi added, “We appeal to our beneficiaries to only rely on credible sources of information on our official social media pages. Before anyone can share any information pertaining to social grants, they must first verify its authenticity to avoid disseminating false information that may cause anxiety and stress to our beneficiaries.”
Sassa contact numbers:
Report fraud to Sassa during offices hours, Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 16:00.
Anti-fraud: 0800 701 701
Toll free: 0800 60 10 11
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