SASSA

SASSA has released the August 2025 grant payment dates, confirmed current grant amounts, and outlined how beneficiaries can access funds following the Postbank Black Card transition.

SASSA has addressed concerns over grant payment delays, clarifying that current reviews are part of its routine process and not a cause for suspension of payments.

SASSA has released the June 2025 grant payment dates, confirmed updated grant amounts, extended the card migration deadline, and announced delays for beneficiaries flagged for undisclosed income.

SASSA has confirmed the May 2025 grant payment dates, implemented new grant increases, and addressed misinformation about the Older Persons Grant being stopped.

The main reason one would receive a “identity verification” status message is that the agency suspects fraudulent activity or contacts and banking details are incorrect. 

This means that the Gold Cards will continue to work as they do now, even after 31 May 2025.

SASSA has confirmed the April 2025 payment dates, introduced grant increases, and announced the discontinuation of Gold Cards, requiring beneficiaries to switch to the Postbank Black Card.

SASSA Gold Cards will stop working at midnight as beneficiaries switch to PostBank Black Cards. Here’s what you need to know.

About 1.4-million people still need to replace their SASSA cards before the deadline.

In a statement on Friday, Cabinet said this is to ensure that beneficiaries continue to access their SASSA grant payments without disruption.

SASSA has announced March 2025 grant payment dates and extended the deadline to switch to the Postbank Black Card to 20 March 2025.

SASSA has extended the deadline for beneficiaries to switch from the Gold Card to the Postbank Black Card.

SASSA gold cards must be replaced with Postbank black cards by this date, or they will stop working. Here’s what beneficiaries need to know.

The court struck down the current R370 SRD grant amount as unconstitutional, citing that it fails to meet the basic needs of South Africans amidst rising living costs and inflation.

SASSA announces February 2025 grant payment dates and SRD updates amid heightened security measures to combat fraud.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released its payment schedule for January 2025, ensuring beneficiaries have enough time to plan accordingly for their grant collections. What are the SASSA payment dates for January 2025? The SASSA payment schedule for January 2025 is as follows: These dates apply to all recipients of these specific

Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West