Social grant beneficiaries can expect the annual increase to follow next month.

Their payouts will stagger between the 2nd and the 8th of the month, according to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), which released the official payment schedule for social grants for the 2026/27 financial year after approval by National Treasury last week.

Providing beneficiaries with clarity on when to expect their April payments, older persons will be paid on 2 April, followed by disability grant beneficiaries on 7 April and children’s grant recipients on 8 April.

In May, older persons will receive their grants on the 5th, disability grants will be paid on the 6th, and children’s grants on 7 May.

“The general principle for determining the grant payment dates for social grants is to ensure they are paid as early in the month as possible, staggered over three days,” said Sassa.

“Most months, the Old Age Grant will be paid on the 2nd of each month, Disability Grant on the 3rd of the month and children’s grants on the 4th of the month.”

However, the agency said, to ensure optimal functioning, the national payment system and access to funds by grant beneficiaries, the following are also considered:

• Payments should not be made a day after a holiday
• Payments should not be made on the 1st of the month or a Monday
• Payment dates should not fall over a weekend

In addition, should any of the payment dates fall on a weekend or public holiday, the payment will take effect the following working day.

Social grant increases effective from April

• Older persons grant, disability grant and care dependency grant will increase by R80 to R2 400
• War veterans’ grant will increase by R80 to R2 420
• Foster child grant will increase by R40 to R1 290
• Child support grant and grant-in-aid will increase by R20 to R580

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