Sassa distributes over 18 million permanent grant payments, which include the Older Persons Pension Grant, Disability Grant, War Veterans Grant, Care Dependency Grant, Foster Child Grant, Child Support Grant, Child Support Grant Top-Up, and Grant-in-Aid. In addition, millions of people receive Social Relief of Distress Grant (Sassa) payments.
Knowing your Sassa payment dates empowers you to manage your finances effectively. With this information, you can budget for essential expenses and plan for future needs.
Sassa Grant Payment Dates For 2025 and 2026
|
Month |
Older Persons Grant |
Disability Grant |
Children's Grant |
|
April 2025 |
2/4/2025 |
3/4/2025 |
4/4/2025 |
|
May 2025 |
6/5/2025 |
7/5/2025 |
8/5/2025 |
|
June 2025 |
3/6/2025 |
4/6/2025 |
5/6/2025 |
|
July 2025 |
2/7/2025 |
3/7/2025 |
4/7/2025 |
|
August 2025 |
5/8/2025 |
6/8/2025 |
7/8/2025 |
|
September 2025 |
2/9/2025 |
3/9/2025 |
4/9/2025 |
|
October 2025 |
2/10/2025 |
3/10/2025 |
4/10/2025 |
|
November 2025 |
4/11/2025 |
5/11/2025 |
6/11/2025 |
|
December 2025 |
2/12/2025 |
3/12/2025 |
4/12/2025 |
|
January 2026 |
6/1/2026 |
7/1/2026 |
8/1/2026 |
|
February 2026 |
3/2/2026 |
4/2/2026 |
5/2/2026 |
|
March 2026 |
3/3/2026 |
4/3/2026 |
5/3/2026 |
The Minister of Finance confirmed that all permanent Sassa grants will increase in 2025. Here’s how much the grants will increase:
- Old Age Grant - R2310
- Older Persons Grant (over 75) - R2330
- War Veterans Grant - R2330
- Disability Grant - R2310
- Foster Care Grant - R1250
- Care Dependency Grant - R2310
- Child Support Grant - R560
- Child Support Grant Top-Up - R280
- Grant-in-Aid - R560
Several grants will experience another increase in October 2025, with an increase of R10:
- Old Age Grant - R2320
- Old Age Grant (over 75) - R2340
- War Veterans Grant - R2340
- Disability Grant - R2320
- Care Dependency Grant - R2320
For the latest Sassa updates, news, and grant increases, visit our Google News Page.
