SASSA ready for October payments – check the new grant amounts and dates
There is a bit of good news for social grants beneficiaries as we step into October.
Social grant payment amounts are going to increase by R10 in October.
This aligns with the announcement made by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the Budget Speech earlier this year.
“The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) wishes to inform all social grant beneficiaries that social grant amounts will increase in the October payment cycle. This is in line with the announcement made by the Minister of Finance earlier this year when he tabled the Budget Speech for the 2025/26 financial year,” SASSA said in a statement last week.
The social grant amounts will be increased by R10 in October as follows:
• Old Age Grants will increase from R2 310 to R2 320
• Old Age Grants (older than 75 years) will increase from R2 330 to R2 340
• War Veterans Grant will increase R2 330 to R2 340
• Disability Grant will increase from R2 310 to R2 320
• Care Dependency Grant will increase from R2310 to R2320
SASSA CEO Themba Matlou welcomed the social grant increase, noting that the adjustment is crucial.
He added that Sassa is fully prepared for the October payment cycle.
Social grant payments for October 2025 will be processed as follows:
• Old Age Grant will be paid on October 2.
• Disability Grants will be paid on October 3.
• Children’s Grants will be paid on October 6.
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