SASSA has released the September 2025 grant payment dates and confirmed that its biometric verification system will go live, requiring some beneficiaries to complete fingerprint or facial recognition checks before collecting their grants.
SASSA will introduce mandatory biometrics for social grant beneficiaries from September 2025, aiming to stop fraud and improve payment security.
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 July 2025 grant payment dates and confirmed continued SRD payments, updated grant amounts, and access restrictions tied to the new Postbank Black Card.
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.
But the electronic system which allows beneficiaries to prove their identities has also been suspended.
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
The social security agency had piloted the Face ID program in the past but faced serious push-back from civil society.
SASSA has shot down reports of a partnership with EasyPay Everywhere. Here is what the social security agency confirmed.
Here is the complete list of SASSA grant payment dates for December.
Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West
Stellenbosch teenage students present their findings to Parliament.
Two first-year computer science students at Stellenbosch University discovered massive fraud in SASSA’s grant system.
Despite the temporary closure of SASSA offices, beneficiaries have several alternative methods to collect their grants.
This means that social grant recipients will be able to use their cards as normal.
But payments seem to be going more smoothly, at least in some places
According to SASSA, the elderly will receive their money on 3 October 2023, those living with disabilities on 4 October 2023, while payment of children grants categories will get theirs from 5 October 2023.
