The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will pay its first social grants of 2026 to beneficiaries in the second week of January, as reported by The Witness.

With the official dates for payments now out, Sassa has requested beneficiaries not to rush to collect on the first day, as funds will remain available in their accounts until needed.

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The dates for grant payments are as follows:

Old Age Grant: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Disability Grant: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Child grants: Thursday, January 8, 2026

How much will recipients get this month?

Old Age (60–74) and Disability grants — R2 315

Old Age (75+) — R2 335

War Veterans — R2 315

Care Dependency — R2 315

Child Support — R560

Foster Care — R1 250

SRD — R370

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