SASSA: March grant payment can be collected this coming week
SASSA has announced the payment dates for March 2024, scheduled from the 5th to the 7th of March for all social grant payments .
SASSA has released payment dates for various grant categories, including old age, disability, and children’s grants for MARCH 2024 and you can collect your grants from this week.
MARCH SASSA GRANT PAYMENTS CAN BE COLLECTED FROM THIS WEEK
This comes after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) released the payment schedule for the 2024/25 financial year.
According to SASA the first week of the month is reserved for elderly, child, and disability grant payments.
After that, it is Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant recipients, and all other grants are paid out.
HERE ARE THE MARCH SASSA SOCIAL GRANT PAYMENT DATES
- Older Persons or Pensioners Grants: Tuesday, 5 March 2024
- Disability Grants: Wednesday, 6 March 2024
- Children’s and all other Grants: Thursday, 7 March 2024
CONFIRMED: HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL SASSA GRANT INCREASES FOR 2024
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed that the permanent SASSA grants will be INCREASED.
Godongwana delivered his 2024 Budget Speech to Parliament last month.
Permanent social grants are increased to keep pace with inflation and increase access:
- An increase of R100 to the old age, war veterans, disability and care dependency grants. This amount will be divided into R90 effective from April, and R10 effective October;
- A R50 increase to the foster care grant; and
- A R20 increase to the child support grant.
THE SRD GRANT WILL BE IMPROVED BY APRIL
“We are sensitive to the increase in the cost of living for the nearly 19 million South Africans who rely on these grants to make ends meet.
“In this regard, we have done as much as the fiscal envelope allows. Work is currently underway to improve the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant by April this year.”Godongwana said.
THE EXTENSION WILL BE WITHIN THE CURRENT FISCAL FRAMEWORK’
He furthermore said the National Treasury will work with the Department of Social Development to ensure that improvements in this grant are captured in the final regulations.
“These improvements will be within the current fiscal framework.
“For the extension of the grant beyond March 2025, the social security policy reforms, together with the funding source, will be finalised.”
REMINDER OF WHO TO CONTACT FOR QUERIES:
- For any further queries, please get in touch with SASSA directly:
- Contact the SASSA Toll-Free Call centre on 0800 60 10 11
- Contact the SASSA Head Office on 012 400 2322
- Email SASSA Head Office at: Grantsenquiries@sassa.gov.za
- Contact details of SASSA offices across the country: SASSA offices