The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) provides social assistance to vulnerable individuals living in South Africa. It was recently revealed that around 18 million people receive permanent grants from Sassa.
Permanent grants distributed by Sassa include the Older Persons grant, Disability grant, War Veterans grant, Foster Child grant, Child Support grant, Child Support Grant top-up and the Grant-in-aid.
These permanent grants are distributed to beneficiaries during the first week of every month. In April 2023, grants will be paid to beneficiaries from Tuesday, 4 April 2023 starting with the disability grants.
Sassa Grant Payments For April 2023
Older Person’s Grant - Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Disability Grants - Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Children and Other Grants - Thursday, 6 April 2023
The amount of money received by grant recipients will increase in April 2023. The new grant values can be found on the Careers Portal.
Grant beneficiaries can collect their grants at several different payment points. These payment points include ATMs, retail stores, Post Offices and mobile cash pay points.
Sassa grants paid to beneficiaries at pay points and post office branches are only distributed on weekdays. Grants will not be distributed on weekends and public holidays.
