Here’s the latest on SASSA grant payments for March 2024. Image: File
It’s a busy time as SASSA grant payments March 2024 kick off tomorrow. Here’s what to expect ahead of next month’s long-awaited increases.
Here’s the latest on SASSA grant payments for March 2024. Image: File
SASSA grant payments March 2024 kick off tomorrow (Tuesday 5 March) with Old-Age Pension Grants. Next on the South African Social Security Agency list will be Disability Grants on Wednesday 6 March. Concluded by Children’s Grants on Thursday 7 March.
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From April 2024 onwards (refer to our list of all SASSA payment dates for the next year below), much-needed increases come into effect across the board. These are structured as follows:
Grant | March 2024 | April 2024 | October 2024 | Increase |
Old Age (60 years) | R2 090 | R2 180 | R2 190 | R100 (4.8%) |
Old Age (75 years) | R2 110 | R2 200 | R2 210 | R100 (4.7%) |
Foster Care | R1 130 | R1 180 | – | R50 (4.4%) |
Child Support | R510 | R530 | – | R20 (3.9%) |
Disability | R2 090 | R2 180 | R2 190 | R100 (4.8%) |
Care Dependency | R2 090 | R2 180 | R2 190 | R100 (4.8%) |
However, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. South Africa’s neediest citizens still need to receive SASSA grant payments March 2024. For admission to the Old-Age Grant system you will need the following, says the SASSA website:
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Furthermore, to qualify for a Child Support Grant, the following applies according to the SASSA website:
Currently in South Africa – a system that received a C grade in global ranking of pensions – there are 4-million Older Persons recipients. 13 million receive Child Support Grants and there are 1-million Disability Grants disbursed monthly.
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African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised his party’s ‘pro-poor policies’. However, The South African has since found that SASSA pensions are eight-times less than some European nations’ and have stayed flat since the start of democracy in 1994. This contrasts poorly with government wages that have more than quadrupled in the last decade alone.
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*The agency reminds beneficiaries that payments may take 2-3 days to reflect in your bank account.
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